SOLUTION: The supplement of an angle is 4 more than twice its complement. Find the measure of the angle.

Question 213608This question is from textbook Holt Geometry
: The supplement of an angle is 4 more than twice its complement. Find the measure of the angle. This question is from textbook Holt Geometry

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The supplement of an angle is 4 more than twice its complement. Find the measure of the angle.
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Let one of the angles be "x".
The complement is "90-x"
The supplement is "180-x"
Equation:
180-x = 2(90-x)+4
180-x = 180-2x + 4
x = 4 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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