SOLUTION: Problem: Find the measure of an angle that is twice as large as its complement. If possible, will you also please show me how you set up the equation to solve this because I wo

SOLUTION: Problem: Find the measure of an angle that is twice as large as its complement. If possible, will you also please show me how you set up the equation to solve this because I wo

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Question 496438: Problem: Find the measure of an angle that is twice as large as its complement.
If possible, will you also please show me how you set up the equation to solve this because I would like to learn how to do problems similar to this one as well.
Answer by cleomenius(959) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x +2x = 90.
3x = 90
x = 30 degrees, the first angle.
60 degrees is the second.
Cleomenius.

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