document.write( "Question 215117: One of two complementary angles is ywo more than one third of the other. Find the two angles. \r
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document.write( "I set up the equation as 90=x+(1/3x)+2 and proceeded to solve but i got x as equalling 132. This cant be right since complementary angles only can equal 90. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #162650 by RAY100(1637) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Very good ,,,,just off by a negative sign \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Let x & y be complementary angles,,,x+y=90,,,or,,,x=90-y \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "y= 2 + x/3,,,,,subst,,,,,y= 2+(90-y)/3 = 2+30-y/3 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "1.333 y = 32 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "y=24,,,,x=90-24 = 66 \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "check\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "24 = 2 + 66/3,,,,ok \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |