document.write( "Question 998471: Find the measure of the angle such that the sum of its complement and supplement is 6 degrees more than nine times the angle \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #616233 by clearblueskai(22)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! first, set up equations. \n" ); document.write( "let x be the angle, y be the complement and z be the supplement\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "eq. 1: x+y= 90 \n" ); document.write( "eq. 2: x+z= 180 \n" ); document.write( "eq. 3: y+z = 9x+6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Change eq. 1 and eq. 2 in terms of y and z \n" ); document.write( "eq. 1: y = 90-x \n" ); document.write( "eq. 2: z = 180-x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute these two equations in eq.3 \n" ); document.write( "(90-x) + (180-x) = 9x+6\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for x \n" ); document.write( "90 - x + 180 - x = 9x + 6 \n" ); document.write( "90 + 180 - 6 = 9x + x + x \n" ); document.write( "264 = 11x \n" ); document.write( "264/11 = x \n" ); document.write( "24 = x\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |