SOLUTION: find the measure of an angle which is two time the measure of its complement.

SOLUTION: find the measure of an angle which is two time the measure of its complement.

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Question 180845: find the measure of an angle which is two time the measure of its complement.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find the measure of an angle which is two time the measure of its complement.
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Let the angle be "x" ; then its complement is "90-x".
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Equation:
x = 2(90-x)
x = 180-2x
3x = 180
x = 60 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan
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