SOLUTION: One of two complementary angles is ywo more than one third of the other. Find the two angles. I set up the equation as 90=x+(1/3x)+2 and proceeded to solve but i got x as equal

Question 215117: One of two complementary angles is ywo more than one third of the other. Find the two angles.
I set up the equation as 90=x+(1/3x)+2 and proceeded to solve but i got x as equalling 132. This cant be right since complementary angles only can equal 90.
Answer by RAY100(1637) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Very good ,,,,just off by a negative sign
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Let x & y be complementary angles,,,x+y=90,,,or,,,x=90-y
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y= 2 + x/3,,,,,subst,,,,,y= 2+(90-y)/3 = 2+30-y/3
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1.333 y = 32
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y=24,,,,x=90-24 = 66
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check
24 = 2 + 66/3,,,,ok
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