document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=550496>Question 550496</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if the complement of an angle measures 22 degrees, what is the measure of its supplement? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #358804 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=358804\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = the unknown angle\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The complement of angle x is 90-x and because the complement is 22 degrees, we know that 90-x = 22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x to get -x = 22-90 ---> -x = -68 ---> x = 68\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the original angle is 68 degrees and the supplement of 68 degrees is 180 - 68 = 112 degrees </SPAN>\n" );
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