document.write( "Question 1065459: Please help me answer the following question: x and y represent the measures of complimentary angles y=2(x-15) please solve for x and y \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #680610 by ikleyn(52778)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "Complementary angles sum up to 90 degrees.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hence, x + y = 90.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then y = 90 -x.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore (!), 90-x = 2*(x-15).\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Simplify and solve this equation for \"x\".\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then find \"y\".\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "On complementary, supplementary, vertical angles see the lessons\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - Angles basics \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - Vertical angles \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "in this site.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also, you have this free of charge online textbook on Geometry\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - GEOMETRY - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "in this site. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The referred lessons are the part of this textbook under the topic \n" ); document.write( "\"Basics of angles. Supplementary, complementary angles. Vertical angles. Parallel lines\".\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Also, there is this bunch of lessons closely related to this:\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - Solved problems on supplementary and complementary angles\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - Solved problems on angles of a triangle\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - Solved problems on angles of a parallelogram\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - Solved problems on angles of a quadrilateral\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - Solved problems on angles of a polygon\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - Solved problems on missed angle of a polygon\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " - Solved problems on angles of a regular polygon\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The referred lessons are the part of the same textbook under the topic \n" ); document.write( "\"Finding angles of triangles, parallelograms and rectangles\".\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |