Question

An obtuse angle is formed by two adjacent angles with measures (x−5)° and (3x)° . If the resulting angle measure is 107° , what is the angle measure of each of the two unknown angles? Round to the nearest whole number.(1 point) Responses 20° and 87° 20 degrees and 87 degrees 28° and 79° 28 degrees and 79 degrees 32° and 75° 32 degrees and 75 degrees 23° and 84°

Answers

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To find the measures of the two angles, we start by setting up the equation based on the information given. The sum of the two adjacent angles is 107°:

\[
(x - 5) + (3x) = 107
\]

Now, we can combine like terms:

\[
x - 5 + 3x = 107
\]

This simplifies to:

\[
4x - 5 = 107
\]

Next, we solve for \(x\) by adding 5 to both sides:

\[
4x = 112
\]

Now, divide both sides by 4:

\[
x = 28
\]

Now that we have the value of \(x\), we can find the measure of each angle:

1. The first angle:

\[
x - 5 = 28 - 5 = 23°
\]

2. The second angle:

\[
3x = 3 \times 28 = 84°
\]

So the measures of the two angles are 23° and 84°.

Rounding to the nearest whole number is not necessary here since both angles are already whole numbers.

Thus, the answer is:

**23° and 84°**