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Question 724726: two angles are complementary. if the measure of the larger angle is 10 degrees less than 3 times the measure of the smaller, what is the measure of the larger angle?
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X+3X-10=90
4X=100
X=25
3X-10=65

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