Arrive @ your solution. The supplement of an angle measures 40 degrees more than twice its complement. Find?

Question

find the measure of the angle.

Answer 1

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Two Angles are Supplementary if they add up to 180 degrees.

Two Angles are Complementary if they add up to 90 degrees (a Right Angle).

Let the angle be x

Supplement of the angle is (180 - x )

Complement of the angle is ( 90 - x )

So

180 - x = 2( 90 - x ) + 40

180 - x = 180 - 2x + 40

x = 40 ANSWER

Check your answer
supplement of 40 is 140
140 = 2 ( 90-40) + 40

Answer 2

The supplement of an angle x is 180° - x; the complement is 90° - x.
Here, 180° - x = 40° + 2(90° - x), or
180° - x = 40° + 180° - 2x.
Subtract 180° from both sides and add 2x to both sides, giving
x = 40°.

check: Is 180° - 40° = 40° + 180° - 2(40°)?
140° = 220° - 80°: correct.

Answer 3

btw choose the below working cos it seems to be easier...

let supp be x and comp be y

x-40=2y ----(1)
90-y=180-x --(2)

from (2)

90-y=180-x

-y-90=-x

x=y+90 --------(3)

Sub (3) into (1)

y+90-40=2y
y+50=2y
y=50

ANGLE: 90-50 = 40

ANS: 40

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