SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary if the sum of their measures is 90 degrees. The measure of the first angle is x degrees and the second angle is 6 degrees less than three times the fir

Question 945319: Two angles are complementary if the sum of their measures is 90 degrees. The measure of the first angle is x degrees and the second angle is 6 degrees less than three times the first. Find the measure of the two angles.
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+3x-6=90 add 6 to each side
4x=96 Divide each side by 4
x=24 degrees ANSWER 1: First angle is 24 degrees
3(24 degrees)-6 degrees=72 degrees-6 degrees= 66 degrees
ANSWER 2: The second angle is 66 degrees.
CHECK
Sum=90 degrees
24 degrees + 66 degrees=90 degrees
90 degrees=90 degrees

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