document.write( "Question 457128: If the complement of an angle is 18° less than one-third of its supplement, find the measure of the angle. \n" ); document.write( "
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If the complement of an angle is 18° less than one-third of its supplement, find the measure of the angle.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = the angle
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\n" ); document.write( "Complement is 90-x
\n" ); document.write( "Supplement is 180-x
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\n" ); document.write( "90-x = (1/3)(180-x) - 18
\n" ); document.write( "multiplying both sides by 3:
\n" ); document.write( "270-3x = 180-x-54
\n" ); document.write( "270 = 180+2x-54
\n" ); document.write( "90 = 2x-54
\n" ); document.write( "144 = 2x
\n" ); document.write( "72 degrees = x\r
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