document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=590897>Question 590897</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please help me solve this question? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "- Two angles are complementary.† The sum of the measures of the first angle and half the second angle is 64°. Find the measures of the angles.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I've been stuck on this for about a half hour. I'm not sure if I need to make a linear equation to solve to be able to figure out the angles, or what I need to do. Please help! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #375351 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=375351\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the two angles be A and B, then:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1) A+B = 90 degrees. \"Two angles are complementary.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2) A+B/2 = 64 degrees. \"The sum of the measures of the first angle and half the second angle is 64 degrees.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply equation 2) by 2 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a) 2A+B = 128 Subtract 2A from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b) B = 128-2A and substitute this into equation 1) for B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1a) A+(128-2A) = 90 Simplify and solve for A.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1b) 128-A = 90 Subtract 128 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2c) -A = -38 Multiply both sides by -1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2d) A = 38 degrees and B = 90-38 = 52 degrees. </SPAN>\n" );
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