2002 AMC 12A Problems/Problem 4
Problem
Find the degree measure of an angle whose complement is 25% of its supplement.
Solution
Solution 1
We can create an equation for the question,
After simplifying, we get
Solution 2
Given that the complementary angle is of the supplementary angle. Subtracting the complementary angle from the supplementary angle, we have
as
of the supplementary angle.
Thus the degree measure of the supplementary angle is , and the degree measure of the desired angle is
. $
See Also
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