document.write( "Question 628520: What is the measures of two complementary angles such that the larger angle is six less than twice the smaller angle?
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document.write( "My solution is:
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document.write( "Complementary angle= 90
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document.write( "2x-6=90
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document.write( "2x=90+6
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document.write( "2x=96
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document.write( "1/2(2x)=(96)1/2
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document.write( "x=48
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document.write( "Small Complementary Angle = 48
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document.write( "Larger Complementary Angle = 96 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #395680 by lwsshak3(11628)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! What is the measures of two complementary angles such that the larger angle is six less than twice the smaller angle? \n" ); document.write( "** \n" ); document.write( "let x=larger of two complementary angles \n" ); document.write( "90-x=smaller of two complementary angles \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "x=2(90-x)-6 \n" ); document.write( "x=180-2x-6 \n" ); document.write( "3x=174 \n" ); document.write( "x=58 \n" ); document.write( "90-x=32 \n" ); document.write( "larger of two complementary angles=58º \n" ); document.write( "smaller of two complementary angles=32º \n" ); document.write( " |