document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=457052>Question 457052</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the complement of an angle is 22° less than one-third of its supplement, find the measure of the angle </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #313600 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Gogonati><B>Gogonati(855)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Gogonati><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=Gogonati><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=313600\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let = x degree the unknown angle. Its complement ix 90-x degree and its suplement is 180-x degree.Now we write the equation as we read.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "90-x=(1/3)(180-x), solving this linear equation we get:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "270-3x=180-x => 2x=90 => x=45.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:The unknown angle is 45 degree. </SPAN>\n" );
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