document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=466649>Question 466649</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A certain angle has a supplement 5 times its complement. What is the angle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = the angle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90 - x = complement {complementary angles add up to 90°}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180 - x = supplement {supplementary angles add up to 180°}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "180 - x = 5(90 - x) {supplement is 5 times its complement}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180 - x = 450 - 5x {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x = 270 - 5x {subtracted 180 from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 270 {added 5x to both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 67.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "67.5° is the angle<BR>\n" );
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