Question

The supplement of an angle is three times the measure of the angle.

Answer 1

Answer: The angle equals  45 ∘  and the supplement is  135 ∘

Explanation:

Since the supplement is three times the angle, we can say    s  =  3 a

Since we know the supplement is  

180 − a , we can plug that in.

180 - a = 3a

180  = 4 a  (add  a  to both sides)

45  =  a  (divide both sides by  4)

Since we know the angle now, all we have to do is multiply it times  3  to find the supplement.

45  ×  3  =  135