SOLUTION: two angles are complementary. one angle is 3 degrees less than twice the other. find the measure of each angle?
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Question 323435: two angles are complementary. one angle is 3 degrees less than twice the other. find the measure of each angle?
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X+Y=90
X=2Y-3
2Y-3+Y=90
3Y=90+3
3Y=87
Y=87/3
Y=29 DEGREES THE SMALLER ANGLE
X=2*29+3
X=58+3=61 DEGREES FOR THE LARGER ANGLE.
pROOF:
29+61=90
90=90
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