SOLUTION: what is one of the complementary angles is three more than two that twice the other? find the measure of each?

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Question 170785: what is one of the complementary angles is three more than two that twice the other? find the measure of each?

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what is one of the complementary angles is three more than two that twice the other? find the measure of each?
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If two angles are complementary, the sum of the two angles equal 90 degrees.
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Let x = one angle
then
2x+3 = other angle
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x + 2x+3 = 90
3x+3 = 90
3x = 87
x = 29 degrees (one angle)
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Other angle:
2x+3 = 2(29)+3 = 58+3 = 61 degrees