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1 . Two angles are complementary. The smaller angle is 15° less than half of the measure of the larger angle. What are the measures of the angles?
2 . The length of a rectangle is 3 meters more than twice the width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 42 meters. Find the length and width of the rectangle.
Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 . Two angles are complementary. The smaller angle is 15° less than half of the measure of the larger angle. What are the measures of the angles?
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S + L = 90
S = L/2 - 15
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2 . The length of a rectangle is 3 meters more than twice the width. The perimeter of the rectangle is 42 meters. Find the length and width of the rectangle.
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L = 2W + 3
2L + 2W = 42
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