document.write( "Question 146556: an angle of x degree has property that its complement is equal to 1/6 of its supplement. \n" ); document.write( "
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definitions:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Supplementary Angles: Two angles that add up to 180°\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Given:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "an angle of \"x+\"degree
\n" ); document.write( "let its complement be \"y+\"degree
\n" ); document.write( "let its supplement be \"+z+\"degree\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, we have the system:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=90\" …………(1)
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Bz=180\"………….(2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if its complement y is equal to \"1%2F6\" of its supplement, we will have: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=1%2F6%28z%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=90\" …………substitute \"y\" with \"1%2F6%28z%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B1%2F6%28z%29=90\"…multiply both sides by \"6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6x%2Bz=540\"………solve for \"z\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=540-6x\"……….substitute into (2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Bz=180\"………….(2)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B540-6x+=180\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"540-5x+=180\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"540-180+=5x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"360=5x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=72\"……….the angle\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=540-6x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=540-6%2872%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=540-+432\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"z=+108\"………… its \"supplement\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=90\" …………(1)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=90-+x\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=90-+72\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=18\"……….. its \"complement\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "its complement y is equal to \"1%2F6\" of its supplement: \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=1%2F6%28z%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18=1%2F6%28108%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18=18\"\r
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