document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=336310>Question 336310</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> write an equation and solve the problem.find the measure of an angle that is half as large as its complement </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the angle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then its complement is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90-x = complement<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From: \"an angle that is half as large as its complement\" we get our equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = (1/2)(90-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 90 - x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 30 degrees </SPAN>\n" );
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