SOLUTION: please help me with this. the complement of angle a is 20 less then half the supplement of angle a. find measurment of angle a

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Question 653163: please help me with this. the complement of angle a is 20 less then half the supplement of angle a. find measurment of angle a

Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, checkley79:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
the complement of angle a
is 20 less then half the supplement of angle a.
Question states***
|Multiplying thru by 2 so as all denominators = 1
180 - 2a = 180 - a - 40
40° = a
and...

Answer by checkley79(3341)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
ANGLE A=X
ANGLE B=X/2-20
A+B=90
X+(X/2-20)=90
X+X/2-20=90
(2X+X)/2=90+20
3X/2=110
3X=2*110
3X=220
X=220/3
X=73.33 ANS. FOR THE LARGER ANGLE.
73.33+73.33/2-20=90
73.33+36.67-20=90
73.33+16.67=90
90=90

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