Question 215297
Find the measure of an angle if its measure is 3 degrees less than twice the measure of its complement.


Step 1.  Complementary angles means that two angles add up to 90 degrees.


Step 2.  Let x be the angle and 90-x be its complementary angle


Step 3.  Let 2(90-x) be twice the complementary angle


Step 4.  Since the angle x is 3 degrees less than twice the measure of its complement, then {{{x=2(90-x)-3}}}.


Step 5.  Solving the equation in Step 4 yields the following steps.


*[invoke explain_simplification "x=2(90-x)-3" ]


Step 6.  ANSWER:  The angle is 59 degrees


I hope the above steps were helpful.


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