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Two angles are making a linear pair. If one of them is one-third of the other, find the angles.

Let one angle be x and the other angle be 3x


Since the two angles forms a linear pair their sum is 1800


x + 3x = 1800


⇒ 4x = 1800


⇒ x = 450


The two angles are 450, 1350


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