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The supplement of an angle is twice the measurement of the angle. Find the measurement of the smaller angle.
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The supplement of x is the angle that you add to x to make 180 degrees.
In other words, 180 - x is the supplement of x.
180 - x = 2x
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x = 60
180 - 60 = 120
The measurement of the smaller angle is 60 degrees.