document.write( "Question 397301: The measure of the complement of an angle is 42 less than 3 times the measure of the angle. Find the measure of the complement of the angle. \n" ); document.write( "

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represent the measure of the angle. Then the measure of the complement of the angle is

. The sum of the measure of an angle and the measure of the angle's complement is

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, then multiply by 3 and subtract 42. Subtract the result from 90 to check your work. That result should be the value of

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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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