document.write( "Question 675896: Two angles are complementary. The measure of one angle is 42° more than three times the measure of the other. Find the measure of each angle
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x = one angle
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 42 + 3y
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\n" ); document.write( "substitute x into the second equation
\n" ); document.write( "42+3y + y = 90
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\n" ); document.write( "42 + 4y = 90
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\n" ); document.write( "isolate y
\n" ); document.write( "4y = 90 - 42
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\n" ); document.write( "4y = 48
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 42 + 3y = 42 + 3(12) = 42 + 36 = \"highlight_green%28x=78%29\" degrees
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