SOLUTION: The supplement of an angle is 4 more than twice its complement. Find the measure of the angle.

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Question 217502: The supplement of an angle is 4 more than twice its complement. Find the measure of the angle.
Answer by RAY100(1637) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = angle,,,,,,complement = 90-x,,,,,,supplement = 180-x
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S=4+2c,,,,,180-x = 4 + 2(90-x)
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180-x = 4+180-2x
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x=4
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check,,,,x=4,,,c=90-4=86,,,,,s=180-4=176,,,,,176=4+2*86,,,ok
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