SOLUTION: Hi! I need some help with this 2 qestions 1.if the angle is 60 less than twice its complement,find the ratio of the angle to its complement.

Question 278007: Hi! I need some help with this 2 qestions
1.if the angle is 60 less than twice its complement,find the ratio of the angle to its complement.

Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sorry one problem per submission and no similar problems.
the key to your problems is knowing that complementary angles add up to 90 degrees.
a=2c-60
a+c=90
2c-60+c=90
3c=150
c=50
a=40
angle is 40
40/50=4/5 ratio
check
2*50-60=40
100-60=40
40=40
ok
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