SOLUTION: find the measure of an angle whose complement is 25 less than half of its supplement.

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Question 351074: find the measure of an angle whose complement is 25 less than half of its supplement.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let angle be x
xomplement = 90-x
supplement = 180-x
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90-x = 1/2 * (180-x) -25
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90-x = (180-x -50)/2
2(90-x)=130-x
180-2x=130-x
180-130=2x-x
50=x the angle
50 deg.