document.write( "Question 380218: The sum of a complement of an angle and the supplement of the same angle is thirteen times the size of the original angle. Find the size of th original angle?\r
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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x represent the original angle, (90°-x)its complement and (180°-x) its supplement
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document.write( "(90°-x) + (180°-x) = 13x
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "270° - 2x = 13x
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document.write( "270° = 15x
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document.write( " 18° = x\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "72° + 162° = 234° = 13*18° \n" );
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