SOLUTION: Please help me answer the following question: x and y represent the measures of complimentary angles y=2(x-15) please solve for x and y

Question 1065459: Please help me answer the following question: x and y represent the measures of complimentary angles y=2(x-15) please solve for x and y
Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.
Complementary angles sum up to 90 degrees.

Hence, x + y = 90.

Then y = 90 -x.

Therefore (!), 90-x = 2*(x-15).

Simplify and solve this equation for "x".

Then find "y".

On complementary, supplementary, vertical angles see the lessons
    - Angles basics
    - Vertical angles
in this site.

Also, you have this free of charge online textbook on Geometry
    - GEOMETRY - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK
in this site.

The referred lessons are the part of this textbook under the topic
"Basics of angles. Supplementary, complementary angles. Vertical angles. Parallel lines".

--------------------
Also, there is this bunch of lessons closely related to this:
    - Solved problems on supplementary and complementary angles
    - Solved problems on angles of a triangle
    - Solved problems on angles of a parallelogram
    - Solved problems on angles of a quadrilateral
    - Solved problems on angles of a polygon
    - Solved problems on missed angle of a polygon
    - Solved problems on angles of a regular polygon

The referred lessons are the part of the same textbook under the topic
"Finding angles of triangles, parallelograms and rectangles".

RELATED QUESTIONS
Please help me solve the question: x and y represent the measures of complimentary angles (answered by Alan3354)

Two angles are supplementary. One angle is 15� more than three times the other angle.... (answered by nerdybill)

Two angles are supplementary. One angle is 15� more than three times the other angle.... (answered by checkley77)

Please help me answer the following question: If y varies inversely as x and y=8 when... (answered by Mike,GrantJones,Fombitz,Alan3354)

One of the complimentary angle measure 15� increased by half its compliment. Find the... (answered by nerdybill)

Angles P and Q are complimentary. If mLP = x, and mLq = x+10, find the measure of each... (answered by nerdybill)

Hello I need help on showing my work for a word problem. Here is an example The... (answered by stanbon)

The sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle is 180. The sum of the measures of... (answered by josgarithmetic,MathTherapy,Alan3354)

Please help me with the following question: Determine the vertex of y=x^2-8x+22. Thank... (answered by stanbon)