document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=346961>Question 346961</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The supplement of an angle is 36 degrees less than twice the supplement of the complement of the angle. Find the measure of the supplement. Can you also explain it too? Thank you so much </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #248109 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=248109\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the angle be x degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the supplement of this angle will be 180-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The complement of the angle will be 90-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "supplement of this complement angle  will be 180 - (90-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Twice this = 2[180-(90-x)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Less 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=2[180-(90-x)]-36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "180-x = 2[180-(90-x)]-36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "180-x= 2[180-90+x]-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180-x=2[90+x]-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180-x=180+2x-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=180-180+36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "supplement of 12 = 180-12 = 168 <BR>\n" );
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