SOLUTION: A supplemental angle is 2 times the compliment plus 40, what is the angle

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Question 988132: A supplemental angle is 2 times the compliment plus 40, what is the angle
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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It is unclear which situation you mean.
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x=the angle
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For (two times the complement) plus 40.
180-x=2(90-x)+40 or
180-x=180-2x+40
-x=-2x+40
x=40
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For two times (the complement plus 40).
180-x=2(90-x+40)
180-x=180-2x+80
-x=-2x+80
x=80