document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=786072>Question 786072</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two angles are complementary. The measure of one angle is three times the measure of the other.  Find the measure of the larger angle. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 3y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"x\" and solve for \"y\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y+y= 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 22.5 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 22.5 = 67.5 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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