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Algebra.Com's Answer #319034 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sum of the measures of two acute \n" ); document.write( "Let one of the angle be \"x\". \n" ); document.write( "Then the other is \"110-x\". \n" ); document.write( "------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "180-x = 15[90-(110-x)] \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "180-x = 15[-20+x] \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "180-x = -300+15x \n" ); document.write( "16x = 480 \n" ); document.write( "x = 30 degrees (one of the angles) \n" ); document.write( "110-30 = 80 degrees (the other angle) \n" ); document.write( "======================================== \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. |