document.write( "Question 218984: Two angles are complements and one lacks 8 degrees of being twice the other. What are the angles? \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I tried: 90 = 2x - 8 + y\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "90 + 8 = 2x - 8 + 8 + y
\n" ); document.write( "98 = 2x + y
\n" ); document.write( "49 = x + y\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Stuck here
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Algebra.Com's Answer #164792 by checkley77(12844)\"\" \"About 
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x+y=90 or x=90-y
\n" ); document.write( "x-8=2y
\n" ); document.write( "x=2y+8
\n" ); document.write( "2y+8=90-y
\n" ); document.write( "2y+y=90-8
\n" ); document.write( "3y=82
\n" ); document.write( "y=82/3
\n" ); document.write( "y=27 1/3 ans.
\n" ); document.write( "x=90-27 1/3=62 2/3 ans.
\n" ); document.write( "Proof:
\n" ); document.write( "62 2/3-8=2*27 1/3
\n" ); document.write( "54 2/3=54 2/3
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