document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1183424>Question 1183424</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x◦ be the measurement of an angle. The ratio of the measurement of the complement of the angle to the measurement of the supplement of the angle is 1:3. The measurement of the complement of the angle and the measurement of the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "supplement of the angle have a sum of 180◦ . Find x. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem is strangely presented; either condition alone will give the answer.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I will use the first condition to solve the problem in a very different way from the other tutor.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of the measurement of the complement of the angle to the measurement of the supplement of the angle is 1:3.  So let the measures of those two angles be y and 3y (I'm using y because the statement of the problem uses x for the measure of the angle).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference between the complement of an angle and the supplement of an angle is 90 degrees:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y-y=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=45<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The complement of angle x is 45 degrees, so the angle x is 90-45=45 degrees.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The measure of the angle is 45 degrees.<br><BR>\n" );
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