SOLUTION: two angles are complements. one angle is 6 more than 3 thimes the other. find the measures of the angles

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Question 1064792: two angles are complements. one angle is 6 more than 3 thimes the other. find the measures of the angles
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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complementary angles add to 90 degrees
x is one
3x+6 is the other
Their sum is 4x+6=90
4x=84
x=21 degrees
3x+6=69 degrees
They add to 90 degrees.