document.write( "Question 98610: hi and thanks for taking time out to read my problem...\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " i tried it a few times but just don't remeber how to do it...my teacher went over it in class but i might have took my notes wrong or didn't right it done...
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Algebra.Com's Answer #71740 by jim_thompson5910(35256)\"\" \"About 
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Let x=angle 1, y=angle 2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since one angle (say angle 2) is 21 more (ie add 21) than twice (2 times) the other angle, we get\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2x%2B21\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now add the angles x and y to get 90 degrees (remember two complementary angles add up to 90 degrees)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=90\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B2x%2B21=90\" Plug in \"y=2x%2B21\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=90-21\"Subtract 21 from both sides\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3x=69\" Combine like terms on the right side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2869%29%2F%283%29\" Divide both sides by 3 to isolate x\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=23\" Divide\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So our angle is \"x=23\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2%2823%29%2B21\" Now plug in \"x=23\" to find y\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=46%2B21\" Multiply\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=67\" Add\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the other angle is \"y=67\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the two angles are 23 and 67 degrees\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"23%2B67=90\" Add up the angles, the left side should add up to the right side\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"90=90\" Since the equation is true, our answer is verified
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