SOLUTION: Three Support Beams For A Bridge Form A Pair Of Complementary Angles. Find The Measure Of Each Angle. Smaller Angle: X+3 . Larger Angle: 2x-3

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Question 1186095: Three Support Beams For A Bridge Form A Pair Of Complementary Angles. Find The Measure Of Each Angle. Smaller Angle: X+3 . Larger Angle: 2x-3
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Two angles are called complementary if their measures add to 90 degrees.
if Smaller Angle: x%2B3 and Larger Angle:+2x-3, we have
x%2B3%2B2x-3=90
3x=90
x=30
then
Smaller Angle: x%2B3=30%2B3=33
and
Larger Angle:+2x-3=2%2A30-3=60-3=57