document.write( "Question 101516: 10) Two angles are complementary if their sum is 90e. If the measure of the first angle is xe, and the measure of the
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You are told that one angle is x degrees and its complement is 3x - 2 degrees.
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\n" ); document.write( "By definition they must add together to total 90 degrees. So you can write the equation:
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\n" ); document.write( "x + 3x - 2 = 90
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\n" ); document.write( "4x - 2 = 90
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\n" ); document.write( "Get rid of the -2 on the left side by adding +2 to both sides. The addition of +2 on the
\n" ); document.write( "left side cancels the -2 and you get:
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 92/4 = 23 degrees
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\n" ); document.write( "If this angle is 23 degrees, then its complement is 67 degrees because the sum of the two
\n" ); document.write( "angles must be 90 degrees.
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