SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary. The sum of the measures of the first angle and half the second angle is 72.5. Find the measures of the angle.
What is the measure of the smaller ang
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Question 499924: Two angles are complementary. The sum of the measures of the first angle and half the second angle is 72.5. Find the measures of the angle.
What is the measure of the smaller angle?
What is the measure for the other angle? Answer by cleomenius(959) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x + y = 90
x + 1/2y = 72
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x + y = 90
-2x - y = -144
-x = -54
x = 54
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54 + 36 = 90 degrees.
54 + 1/2(36) = 72 degrees.
This does check.
Cleomenius.
