SOLUTION: the measure of one angle is three times the measure of its complement. find the measure of each angle

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Question 333195: the measure of one angle is three times the measure of its complement. find the measure of each angle
Found 2 solutions by rfer, solver91311:
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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90/4=22.5 degrees
3*22.5=67.5 degrees

Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let represent the measure of the original angle. The sum of the measure of an angle and the measure of its complement is . Therefore, the measure of complement of the angle in question here is . Hence, solve:



for to get the original angle. Subtract from 90 to get the complement.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it