SOLUTION: Three Support Beams For A Bridge Form A Pair Of Complementary Angles. Find The Measure Of Each Angle. Smaller Angle: X+3 . Larger Angle: 2x-3

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Question 1186095: Three Support Beams For A Bridge Form A Pair Of Complementary Angles. Find The Measure Of Each Angle. Smaller Angle: X+3 . Larger Angle: 2x-3

Answer by MathLover1(20849)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Two angles are called complementary if their measures add to degrees.
if Smaller Angle: and Larger Angle:, we have



then
Smaller Angle:
and
Larger Angle:


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