document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=466016>Question 466016</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Angle 1 and 2 are complementary . If angle 1 = 3x and angle 2 = 2x. What is the measure of angle 1? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Complementary angles add up to 90°\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "angle 1 = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "angle 2 = 2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x + 2x = 90 {the two angles add up to 90°}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 90 {combined like terms}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 18 {divided both sides by 5}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "angle 1 = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 3(18) {substituted 18, in for x, into 3x}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 54°\r<BR>\n" );
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