SOLUTION: A and B are complementary Find A = 3x-7 and B = 11x-1

Question 210146: A and B are complementary Find A = 3x-7 and B = 11x-1
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If "A and B are complementary", then .

Start with the given equation.

Plug in and

Combine like terms on the left side.

Add to both sides.

Combine like terms on the right side.

Divide both sides by to isolate .

Reduce.

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Answer:

So the solution is

So degrees and degrees
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