document.write( "Question 908865: Two angles are complementary. The measure of one angle is 21 more than twice the measure of the other. Find the angles \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #551414 by JulietG(1812)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Complementary angles add up to 90 degrees \n" ); document.write( "A + B = 90 \n" ); document.write( "A = 2B+21 \n" ); document.write( "Substitute the value of A from the second equation into the first \n" ); document.write( "A + B = 90 \n" ); document.write( "(2B+21) + B = 90 \n" ); document.write( "3B + 21 = 90 \n" ); document.write( "3B = 69 \n" ); document.write( "B = 23 \n" ); document.write( "If B is 23, then A is (2*23)+21, or 46+21, or 67 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |