SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary and one has a measure that is three times the measure of the other angle. What is the measure of the larger angle?

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Question 822007: Two angles are complementary and one has a measure that is three times the measure of the other angle. What is the measure of the larger angle?
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+3x=90
4x=90
x=90/4
x=22.5
3x=67.5

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