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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "The measure of the supplement of an angle
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document.write( "is 40 less than three times the measure of the angle.
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document.write( " (180°-x) = 3x-40
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document.write( "   220° = 4x
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document.write( "   55°  = x,  Its supplement is 125°
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document.write( "and
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document.write( " 125° = 165°-40° \n" );
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