SOLUTION: Fine the measure of an angle such that the sum of the measures of its compliment and its supplement is 118 degrees.

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Question 993673: Fine the measure of an angle such that the sum of the measures of its compliment and its supplement is 118 degrees.
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Okay...the complement of an angle is 90-x. The supplement is 180-x.
Thus,
(90-x)+(180-x)=118
270-2x=118
Subtracting 270 and dividing by -2 gives
-2x = -152
x = 76