SOLUTION: How do I write the equation for the question below, and then how do I solve it. Questions: One angle is 3 times another. If the two angles are complimentary, what are the angle

Question 144228: How do I write the equation for the question below, and then how do I solve it.
Questions: One angle is 3 times another. If the two angles are complimentary, what are the angle measures?

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One angle is 3 times another. If the two angles are complimentary, what are the angle measures?
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x = 3y
x+y = 90
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solve by substitution:
3y+y = 90
4y = 90
y = 22.5 degrees
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Substitute into x = 3y to get
x = 3*22.5 = 67.5 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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