SOLUTION: An angle is twice its complement. What are the measures of the two angles?

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Question 827629: An angle is twice its complement. What are the measures of the two angles?

Answer by LinnW(1048)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x and y be the complementary angles.
x = 2y
x + y = 90
Substitute 2y for x
2y + y = 90
3y = 90
divide each side by 3
y = 30
Since x = 2y, x = 60
The two angles are 30 degrees and 60 degrees.

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