SOLUTION: An angle's measure is 3 times the measure of its complement. Find the measure of the angle of the angle and the measure of its complement.
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Question 209962This question is from textbook Holt Geometry
: An angle's measure is 3 times the measure of its complement. Find the measure of the angle of the angle and the measure of its complement.
This question is from textbook Holt Geometry
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the angle be A so its complement is 90-A.
A = 3(90-A) Simplify.
A = 270-3A Add 3A to both sides.
4A = 270 Divide both sides by 4.
A = 67.5 degrees.
The complement is 90-67.5 = 22.5 degrees.
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