SOLUTION: Half an angle plus it�s supplement is equal to three times it�s compliment. What is the measure of the angle, the supplement and the complement.

Question 1096247: Half an angle plus it�s supplement is equal to three times it�s compliment.
What is the measure of the angle, the supplement and the complement.

Answer by teotsal(2) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's call the angle, a. Half of it (a/2) plus its supplement (180-a) is equal to 3 times its complement (90-a).

Unknowns on one side, numbers on the other

Get rid of the denominator

Solve for a

So its supplement is equal to

and its complement is equal to

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