SOLUTION: The measure of the supplement of an angle is 60 less than three times the measure of the complement of the angle. find the measure of the angle.

SOLUTION: The measure of the supplement of an angle is 60 less than three times the measure of the complement of the angle. find the measure of the angle.

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: The measure of the supplement of an angle is 60 less than three times the measure of the complement of the angle. find the measure of the angle. This question is from textbook Geometry

Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let A be the angle:
180-A = 3(90-A)-60
180-A = 270-3A-60
180-A =210-3A Add 3A to both sides.
180+2A = 210 Subtract 180 from both sides.
2A = 30 Divide both sides by 2.
A = 15 degrees.
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