SOLUTION: the sum of the measures of two complementary angles is 90 degrees. If one angle measures 15 degrees more than twice the measure of its complement, find the measure of each angle.

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Question 771093: the sum of the measures of two complementary angles is 90 degrees. If one angle measures 15 degrees more than twice the measure of its complement, find the measure of each angle.
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Let represent the measure of the angle. Then the measure of the complement is . 15 more than 2 times the complement is then . And the equation is:



Solve for . Don't forget to check your work.

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