SOLUTION: An angle is 2 times its complement. What are the measures of the two angles?

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Question 943846: An angle is 2 times its complement. What are the measures of the two angles?
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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An angle is 2 times its complement. What are the measures of the two angles?
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angle:: x
complement:: 90-x
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Equation:
x = 2(90-x)
x = 180-2x
3x = 180
x = 60
90-x = 30
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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