SOLUTION: The supplement of an angle is three more than two and one half times the complement of an angle. Find the measure of the angle, the complement, and the supplement.

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Question 811613: The supplement of an angle is three more than two and one half times the complement of an angle. Find the measure of the angle, the complement, and the supplement.
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The supplement of an angle is three more than two and one half times the complement of an angle. Find the measure of the angle, the complement, and the supplement.
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angle:: x
complement:: 90-x
supplement:: 180-x
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Equation:
180-x = (5/2)(90-x) + 3
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360 -2x = 5(90-x) + 6
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360 -2x = 450-5x + 6
3x = 96
x = 32 (angle)
90-x = 58 (complement)
180-x = 148 (supplement)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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