SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary. One angle is twice as large as the other angle. Find the measures of the angles.

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Question 127823: Two angles are complementary. One angle is twice as large as the other angle. Find the measures of the angles.
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If one angle measures x, then the other must measure 2x. If these two angles are complementary, x%2B2x=90

3x=90

x=30

So the two angles measure 30 and 60.