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document.write( ": The supplement of an angle is 60 degrees less than the supplement of the complement. Find the measure of the complement. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #36287 by anjulasahay(30)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Q.The supplement of an angle is 60 degrees less than the supplement of the complement. Find the measure of the complement. \n" ); document.write( "ANS: \n" ); document.write( "Let the angle be X . \n" ); document.write( "Then by definition : \n" ); document.write( "supplement of an angle is the angle which when added to the given angle completes it equal to 180 degrees. \n" ); document.write( "complement of an angle is the angle which when added to the given angle completes 90 degrees. \n" ); document.write( "let y be the supplement of x and m be the complement of x. \n" ); document.write( "hence from the definition , \n" ); document.write( " y + x = 180 \n" ); document.write( "and m + x = 90 \n" ); document.write( "thus y = 180 - x \n" ); document.write( "and m = 90 - x \n" ); document.write( "according to the question , y - 60 = 180 - m \n" ); document.write( " (180 - x) - 60 = 180 - (90 - x) \n" ); document.write( " 180 - 60 = 90 + 2* x \n" ); document.write( " x = 30/2 = 15 degrees \n" ); document.write( "hence m = 90 - 15 = 85 degrees \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |