document.write( "Question 339185: If the complement of an angle is 2° less than one-third of its supplement, find the measure of the angle. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #243621 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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1. $\"C%2BA=90\"$
\n" ); document.write( "2. $\"S%2BA=180\"$
\n" ); document.write( "3. $\"C=%28S%2F3%29-2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract eq. 1 from eq. 2,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S%2BA-C-A=180-90\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S-C=90\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute eq. 3.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S-%28S%2F3%29%2B2=90\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%282%2F3%29S=88\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S=88%283%2F2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S=132\"$ degrees
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"132%2BA=180\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28A=48%29\"$ degrees \n" ); document.write( "

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