SOLUTION: What is the measure of an angle if the measure of its supplement is 39 degree more than twice the measure of its complement?

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Question 355656: What is the measure of an angle if the measure of its supplement is 39 degree more than twice the measure of its complement?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the angle be x
the complement will be 90-x deg
the supplement = 180-x
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180-x = 2(90-x)+39
180-x=180-2x+39
180-180-39=-2x+x
-x=-39
x= 39 the measure of the angle
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