SOLUTION: one angle is 30 degrees more than twice the size of another angle. If the angles are complementary, how many degrees are in each angle?

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Question 254266: one angle is 30 degrees more than twice the size of another angle.
If the angles are complementary, how many degrees are in each angle?
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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X+30+2X=90
3X=90-30
3X=60
X=60/3
X=20 DEGREES FOR THE SMALLER ANGLE.
90-20=70 DEGREES FOR THE LARGER ANGLE.
PROOF:
20+30+2*20=90
20+30+40=90
90=90