SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary the measure of one angle is 3 degrees greater than twice the measure of the other angle find the measure of the greater angle

Question 1081807: Two angles are complementary the measure of one angle is 3 degrees greater than twice the measure of the other angle find the measure of the greater angle
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, rfer:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
recall: Two angles are Complementary when they add up to degrees (a Right Angle right angle ).
let's one angle be and other angle , then degrees
if measure of one angle is degrees greater than the measure of the other, we know that
degrees substitute in

and, degrees -> degrees

Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+2x+3=90
3x=90-3
x=87/3
x=29
2x+3=61
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