SOLUTION: Three times the complement of angle A is 40 degrees more than the supplement of angle A. Find the measure of angle A.

Question 334699: Three times the complement of angle A is 40 degrees more than the supplement of angle A. Find the measure of angle A.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Three times the complement of angle A is 40 degrees more than the supplement of angle A. Find the measure of angle A.
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let the angle be x
complement = 90-x
supplement = 180-x
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180-x = 3(90-x) +40
180-x = 270-3x+40
3x-x=270-180+40
2x=130
x= 130/2
x= 65 deg.
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