SOLUTION: If the supplement of an angle is three times the measure of the angle, what is the measure of the angle and the supplement? What if the complement of an angle is four times the mea

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Question 1028437: If the supplement of an angle is three times the measure of the angle, what is the measure of the angle and the supplement? What if the complement of an angle is four times the measure of the angle, what is the measure of the angle and its complement?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A%2BS=180
S=3A
Substituting,
A%2B3A=180
4A=180
A=45
S=3%2845%29
S=135
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A%2BC=90
C=4A
A%2B4A=90
5A=90
I'll leave it to you to solve for A and then C.