SOLUTION: The ratio of the measure of a supplement of an angle to the measure of a complement is 4:1. Find the measure of the angle, the complement and the supplement.
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Question 374251: The ratio of the measure of a supplement of an angle to the measure of a complement is 4:1. Find the measure of the angle, the complement and the supplement. Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let angle be x
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supplement will be 180-x
complement will be 90-x
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180-x/(90-x)=4/1
180-x=4(90-x)
180-x=360-4x
-x+4x=360-180
3x=180
/3
x=60 deg. the measure of the angle.
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