SOLUTION: The measure of the supplement of an angle exceeds twice the measure of the complement of the angle by 20. Find the measure of half of the complement.

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The measure of the supplement of an angle exceeds twice the measure of the complement of the angle by 20. Find the measure of half of the complement.

Step 1. The supplement is when two angles add up to 180 degrees.

Step 2. The complement is when two angles add up to 90 degrees.

Step 3. Let x be the angle, let 180-x be it supplement, let 90-x be its complement.

Step 4. Let 2(90-x) be twice the complement of the angle.

Step 5. 180=2(90-x)+20 The measure of the supplement of an angle exceeds twice the measure of the complement of the angle by 20

Step 6. The following will solve for the angle x in Step 5.

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  • This is an equation! Solutions: x=10.
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  • Text form: 180=2*(90-x)+20 simplifies to 0=0
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Look at .
Moved 90 to the right of expression
It becomes .
Look at .
Moved these terms to the left highlight_green%28+-2%2A%28-x%2B90%29+%29,highlight_green%28+-20+%29
It becomes .
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Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .
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Moved 160 to the right of expression
It becomes .
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Expanded term -2 by using associative property on %28-x%2B90%29
It becomes .
Look at .
Multiplied numerator integers
It becomes .
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Added fractions or integers together
It becomes .
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Removed extra sign in front of -20
It becomes .
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Solved linear equation highlight_red%28+2%2Ax-20=0+%29 equivalent to 2*x-20 =0
It becomes .
Result:
This is an equation! Solutions: x=10.

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When x=10, then the complement 90-x=80 and one-half the complement is 80/2=40.

Step 7. ANSWER. One-half the complement is 40 degrees.

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Respectfully,
Dr J
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