SOLUTION: Angle a and angle b are complementary measure of angle a is (5x+2) degrees find the measure of angle b

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Question 791269: Angle a and angle b are complementary measure of angle a is (5x+2) degrees find the measure of angle b
Found 2 solutions by jim_thompson5910, DrBeeee:
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Angle B = 90 - (Angle A)

Angle B = 90 - (5x+2)

Angle B = 90 - 5x - 2

Angle B = 88 - 5x

Answer by DrBeeee(684) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The problem statement is incomlete. They give us two unknowns a and b which add to 90, but there is no second equation to relate a and b . The second equation
(1) a = 2*x + 2 introduces a third variable, thus we need a third equation to eliminate x.
As given we can find limits for x, a, and b as follows
(2) 0+%3C=+x+%3C=+44
(3) 2+%3C=+a+%3C=+90+
(4) 88+%3E=+b+%3E=+0