document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=159957>Question 159957</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi, im working on complements and suplements of angles and i had a question from my worksheet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The measure of the complement of an angle is 45+x. The measure of the supplement of an angle is 15x-47. What is the measure of the angle?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My work:  45 + x = 90   15x - 47 = 180        15x    227<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            -45 = -45        +47 = +47       ---- =  --- =(x = 15.13333333) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "         ------------- ---------------        15x    15x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "              (x = 45)        15x = 227\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "what i dont get is what to do next. the question is asking for only one of the angles but i have two x's. If i plugg them in then i have two different answers. What should i do next to finish this problem? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #117929 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=117929\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The measure of the complement of an angle is 45+x. The measure of the supplement of an angle is 15x-47. What is the measure of the angle?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the measure of the angle be \"y\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "EQUATIONS:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 45+x = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 15x-47 = 180<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y +   x = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 15x = 227<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 1st from 2nd to solve for \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14x = 182<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 13<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute to solve for \"y\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 13 = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 32 (final answer)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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