SOLUTION: Find the angle if it complement is one forth of its supplement

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Question 752218: Find the angle if it complement is one forth of its supplement
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the angle if it complement is one forth of its supplement
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Let the angle be "x".
complement: 90-x
supplement: 180-x
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Equation:
90-x = (1/4)(180-x)
90-x = 45-(1/4)x
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45 = (3/4)x
x = 60 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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