SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary. One angle measures 15 degrees more than 2 times the measure of the other. What are the measures of the two angles?

Question 913391: Two angles are complementary. One angle measures 15 degrees more than 2 times the measure of the other. What are the measures of the two angles?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two angles are complementary. One angle measures 15 degrees more than 2 times the measure of the other. What are the measures of the two angles?
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angle:: x
complement:: 90-x
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Equation::
90-x = 2x - 15
3x = 105
x = 35 degrees
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90-x = 55 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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