SOLUTION: The supplement is 40 more than twice the complement of the angle. What is the angle?
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Question 785653: The supplement is 40 more than twice the complement of the angle. What is the angle?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The supplement is 40 more than twice the complement of the angle. What is the angle?
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angle:: x
complement:: 90-x
supplement:: 180-x
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Equation:
180-x = 2(90-x)+40
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180-x = 180 - 2x + 40
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-x = -2x+40
x = 40 (the angle)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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