document.write( "Question 465593: The sum of the measures of 2 acute angle is 110. The supplement of the smaller angle is 15 times the complement of the larger angle. Find the measures of the 2 acute angles? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi, Previously posted
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document.write( "Let x and (110°-x) represent the smaller and larger angle
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document.write( " (180° - x)= 15[90°-(110-x)]
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( " (180 - x)= 15[x - 20)]
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document.write( "  180-x = 15x -300
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document.write( "     480 = 16x
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document.write( "        x = 30°, the smaller angle.  80° the meansure of the Larger angle\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "  150° = 15*10° \n" );
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