document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=81626>Question 81626</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> help solve, having hard time and can you please explain:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two angles are complementary if their sum is 90°. If the measure of the first angle is x°, and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the measure of the second angle is (2x - 3)°, find the measure of each angle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #58462 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><B>chitra(359)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chitra><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=58462\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We know that 2 angles are said to be complementary if the  sum of their angles is equal to 90°. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here it is given that one angle is x° and the other angle is (2x - 3)° So their sum is equal to: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x° + (2x - 3)° = 90° \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> on adding, we get:  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x° - 3 = 90° \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x° = 90° + 3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 3x° = 93° \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> x = 31° \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, one of the angles is equal to 31°\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now the other angle is: (2x - 3)°  = (2(31) - 3)° \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This implies;  (62 - 3)°  = 59°  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the second angle is: 59°  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus, the sum of these twwo angles, that is: 31° + 59° make 90°  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the solution. \r<BR>\n" );
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