SOLUTION: find two angles such that the angles are complementary and the larger is 20 degress more than the smaller.

Question 185064: find two angles such that the angles are complementary and the larger is 20 degress more than the smaller.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find two angles such that the angles are complementary and the larger is 20 degress more than the smaller.
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Complementary: Let one angle be "x" ; the other is "90-x".
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Equation:
x = (90-x) + 20
2x = 110
x = 55 degrees
90-x = 35 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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