document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1139371>Question 1139371</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The complement of an angle is one-sixth the measure of the supplement of the angle. What is the measure of the complement of the angle? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #759830 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=759830\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x = the angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "90 - x = the supplement of the angle.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "180 - x = the supplement of the angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the complement of the angle is 1/6 the measure of the supplement of the angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the equation for this is (90 - x) = 1/6 * (180 - x).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get 90 - x = 1/6 * 180 - 1/6 * x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify further to get 90 - x = 30 - 1/6 * x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 30 from both sides of the equation and add x to both sides of the equation to get 90 - 30 = x - 1/6 * x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get 60 = 5/6 * x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get 6/5 * 60 = x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "this results in x = 72 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the complement of 72 degrees is 90 - 72 = 18 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the supplement of 72 degrees is 180 - 72 = 108 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "18 * 6 = 108 degrees, so the complement of the angle is equal to 1/6 * the supplement of the angle.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "not sure what they're looking for.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if it's the angle, then the solution is 72 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if it's the complement of the angle, then the solution is 18 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if it's the supplement of the angle, then the solution is 108 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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