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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> anglel and m are complementary.  Angle p and N are complementary.  angle l= y-2.  m=2x+3   p=x-1   N=2x-y  find x and y and the measure of each angle </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "  Angles l+m = 90 and n+p = 90 degrees. i.e. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  angles l + m + n + p = 180 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  y-2+2x+3+x-1+2x-y = 180 degrees.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  5x = 180 degrees.  So x = 36.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  angles l + m = y-2+2x+3 = 90 degrees. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  2x + y + 1 = 90;  so, 2x+y = 89;  By replacing the value of x above, we get<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  2(36)+y = 89;  i.e. 72 + y = 89.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  y = 89-72 = 17.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  x = 36; y = 17.  Answer.  The problem can be solved in a different way too.  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  y-2+2x+3 = 90  i.e. 2x+y+1 = 90;  2x+y = 89  .....(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  x-1+2x-y = 90  i.e. 3x-y-1 = 90;  3x-y = 91  .....(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  (2) + (1), we get 5x = 180; so x = 36.  Now replacing this value of x in (1),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  72+y = 89;  So y = 17.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "  x = 36; y = 17. Answer. I think this helps you a lot. <BR>\n" );
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