SOLUTION: If two complementary angles have measures 2x-15 and x+30, find the measure of the smallest acute angle.

SOLUTION: If two complementary angles have measures 2x-15 and x+30, find the measure of the smallest acute angle.

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Question 179844: If two complementary angles have measures 2x-15 and x+30, find the measure of the smallest acute angle.
Answer by Mathtut(3670) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let our angles a=2x-15 and b=x+30
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a+b=90
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2x-15+x+30=90
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3x=75
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degrees (the smallest acute angle)
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b=25+30=55 degrees
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