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Question 570382: the sum of the measure of two complementary angles is 90. if on angle measures 15 more than twice the measure of the complement, find the measure of each angle. Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source):
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Let represent the measure of the complement of the angle. Then twice the measure of the complement is and 15 more than that is . Since the sum of the measures of complementary angles is 90, if is the measure of the complement, then must be the measure of the angle. So:
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