SOLUTION: two angles are complementary.The mesure of one angle is twice the mesure of the other angle. what is the smaller of the two angles?

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Question 15274: two angles are complementary.The mesure of one angle is twice the mesure of the other angle. what is the smaller of the two angles?
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x = smaller angle
2x = larger angle

Sum of the angles = 90 degrees
x+ 2x = 90
3x = 90
x= 30 degrees -- smaller angle
2x = 60 degrees -- larger angle

Sum of the angles 30 + 60 = 90
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