document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=162951>Question 162951</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'm trying to figure out how to set up this problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the measure of an angle such that the difference between the measure of <BR>\n" );
document.write( "its supplement and 5 times the measure of the complement is 10 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This question is on a worksheet that my professor gave us for homework.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried setting it up like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(180-x) = 5(90-x) - 10 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Joan </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the angle be x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"...the difference between the measure of its supplement (180-x) and 5 times its complement (-5(90-x)) is (=) 10 degrees\", so...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(180-x)-5(90-x) = 10 Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180-x-450+5x = 10 Combine like-terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-270+4x = 10 Add 270 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 280 Divide both sides by 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 70 degrees. </SPAN>\n" );
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