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Question 279918: the measure of a supplement of an angle is three times the measure of its compliment what is the measure of the angle? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! the measure of a supplement of an angle is three times the measure of its compliment what is the measure of the angle?
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Let the angle be "x":
complement is 90-x
supplement is 180-x
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Equation:
180-x = 3(90-x)
180-x = 270 - 3x
2x = 90
x = 45 degrees
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Stan H.
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