document.write( "Question 394585: Two angles are complementary. One contains 30° more than the other. Find both angles. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #279957 by pie90010(44) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let angle 1 be x \n" ); document.write( "let angle 2 be y \n" ); document.write( "since they are complimentary, they add up to 90, so we know \n" ); document.write( "x + y = 90° \n" ); document.write( "since one contains 30° more, we know \n" ); document.write( "x = y + 30° \n" ); document.write( "line them up \n" ); document.write( "x - y = 30° \n" ); document.write( "x + y = 90 \n" ); document.write( "the y's cancel \n" ); document.write( "2x = 120 \n" ); document.write( "x = 60 \n" ); document.write( "now that you have x, plug it into the original equation to get y \n" ); document.write( "x + y = 90 \n" ); document.write( "y = 30 \n" ); document.write( "the answer is the 2 angles are \n" ); document.write( "30, and 60 \n" ); document.write( " |