SOLUTION: Find the measure of an angle whose supplement is 4 times the measure of its compliment

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Question 1164053: Find the measure of an angle whose supplement is 4 times the measure of its compliment
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Answer by ikleyn(52786)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x = angle

complementary angle  90-x degrees

supplementary angle 180-x degrees


Equation

    180-x = 4*(90-x).

Solution

    180-x = 360 - 4x

    4x - x = 360 - 180

    3x     = 180

     x     = 180/3 = 60 degrees.    ANSWER

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Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the measure of an angle whose supplement is 4 times the measure of its compliment
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complement.
not compliment.
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