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\n" ); document.write( "the supplement of an angle is 10 less than three times its complement. what is the measure of the angle?
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document.write( "Let x be the measure of the angle, in degrees.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the supplement is (180-x) degrees and the complement is (90-x) degrees.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Your equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    180 - x = 3(90-x) - 10.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    180 - x = 270 - 3x - 10,\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3x - x = 270 - 10 - 180,\r\n" );
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document.write( "       2x  =       80\r\n" );
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document.write( "        x  =       80/2 = 40.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  The measure of the angle is 40 degrees.\r\n" );
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