SOLUTION: Twice the complement of an angle is 26° Less than the supplement of the angle. Find the angle.

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Question 954271: Twice the complement of an angle is 26° Less than the supplement of the angle. Find the angle.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.2C=S-26
2.S%2BA=180
3.C%2BA=90
Subtracting eq. 3 from eq. 2,
S%2BA-C-A=180-90
S-C=90
2S-2C=180
Substituting from eq. 1,
2S-S%2B26=180
S=180-26
S=154
So then,
154%2BA=180
A=26