SOLUTION: Find the measure of an ange whose supplement measures 38 less three times its compliment.

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Question 208976: Find the measure of an ange whose supplement measures 38 less three times its compliment.
Answer by RAY100(1637) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = angle
Let z=supplement = 180-x
Let y = compliment = 90-x
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z= 3y -38,,,,,,substitute
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(180-x) =3(90-x) -38
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180-x =270-3x -38
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2x= 270-180-38 = 52
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x=26,,,y=64,,,,,z=154
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check,,,,154 =3*64-38 = 192-38 = 154,,,,ok
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