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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dear Tutor, please help me with this math question as best as you can. I do not understand it that well....\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "       The measure of the supplement of an angle exceeds 3 times the measure of the complement of the angle by 10. Find the measure of the complement. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tired lots of different equations, like 3x+10=90 and 6x+20=180 but I have no idea how to do it. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #162802 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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=162802\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The measure of the supplement of an angle exceeds 3 times the measure of the complement of the angle by 10. Find the measure of the complement. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be the angle. Then 90-x is the complement and 180-x is the supplement.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are told <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28180-x%29+=+3%2A%2890-x%29+%2B+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28180-x%29+=+3%2A%2890-x%29+%2B+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=180+-x+=+270+-+3x+%2B+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"180+-x+=+270+-+3x+%2B+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+=+90%2B10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+=+90%2B10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+=+100 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+=+100\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the complement is 90-50 = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check your answer, the supplement would be 180-50 = 130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Is 130 = 3*40 + 10??? </SPAN>\n" );
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