SOLUTION: The exterior sides of two adjacent angles make a right angle. The first angle has a measure that is 3 more than half of the second. What are the measures of both angles?

Question 938156: The exterior sides of two adjacent angles make a right angle. The first angle has a measure that is 3 more than half of the second. What are the measures of both angles?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The exterior sides of two adjacent angles make a right angle.
These adjacent angles are Complementary: sum = 90�
.......
x + (x/2 + 3) = 90�
(3/2)x = 87�
x = (2/3)87 = 58�
the other is 32�
And...checking
sum = 90�
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