document.write( "Question 1049066: two angles are complementary the angles are represented by 6x-3 and 12 x + 20 find the measure of the smallest angle \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Two angles are Complementary when they add up to \"90\" degrees (a right angle). \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the angles are represented by \"6x-3\" and \"12x+%2B+20\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6x-3%2B12x+%2B+20=90\"......solve for \"x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18x%2B+17=90\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18x=90-17\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"18x=73\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=73%2F18\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now find angles:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"6x-3\" ->\"6%2873%2F18%29-3\"->\"73%2F3-3\"->\"73%2F3-9%2F3\"->\"64%2F3\"->\"21.33333333333333\"->\"21.33\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"12x+%2B+20\"->\"2%2873%2F3%29+%2B+20\"->\"146%2F3+%2B+60%2F3\"->\"206%2F3\"->\"68.66666666666667\"->\"68.67\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"21.33%2B68.67=90\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"90=90\"\r
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