SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary and one angle measures 30 degrees less than and three times the other. How many degrees are there in each angle?
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Question 77761: Two angles are complementary and one angle measures 30 degrees less than and three times the other. How many degrees are there in each angle?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two angles are complementary and one angle measures 30 degrees less than and three times the other. How many degrees are there in each angle?
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Let the angles by x and y.
EQUATIONS:
x+y=90
3x-y=30
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Add the equations to get:
4x=120
x=30
y=60
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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