document.write( "Question 906690: The measure of an angle is 16 less than 3 times the measure of its complement.Find the measure of each angle. \n" ); document.write( "
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The complement to an angle makes it equal 90 degrees
\n" ); document.write( "Let X = the angle's complement
\n" ); document.write( "Let 3X-16 = the angle
\n" ); document.write( "X + 3X - 16 = 90
\n" ); document.write( "combine like terms
\n" ); document.write( "4X - 16 = 90
\n" ); document.write( "add 16 to both sides
\n" ); document.write( "4X = 106
\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides by 4 to get the variable X by itself
\n" ); document.write( "X = 26.5
\n" ); document.write( "check your answer
\n" ); document.write( "26.5 + 3(26.5)-16 = 90
\n" ); document.write( "26.5 + 79.5 - 16 = 90
\n" ); document.write( "90 = 90
\n" ); document.write( "the angle's complement = 26.5
\n" ); document.write( "3(26.5)-16=63.5
\n" ); document.write( "the angle=63.5
\n" ); document.write( "answer: 26.5 and 63.5 \n" ); document.write( "
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