SOLUTION: find the measure of an angle if the measure of its complement is one third the measure of its supplement.

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Question 489992: find the measure of an angle if the measure of its complement is one third the measure of its supplement.
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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3(90 - x) = 180 - x
270 - 3x = 180 - x
90 = 2x
45 degrees = x., the angle.
45 degrees + 45 degrees = 90 degrees, the complement.
3(45) = 135, the supplement.
135 degrees + 45 degrees = 180 degrees.
Cleomenius.