document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=516351>Question 516351</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> angle a and angle b are complementary. angle a equals 3x-22 degrees + angle b equals 2x+17 degrees </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If two angles are complementary, the sum is 90 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3x-22) + (2x+17) = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-22 + 2x+17 = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x-5 = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 19<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "angle a: 3x-22 = 3(19)-22 = 57-22 = 35 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "angle b:  2x+17 = 2(19)+17 = 38+17 = 55 degrees<BR>\n" );
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