SOLUTION: find the value of each variable. there is a right triangle. it gives two angles (2x-2)degrees and (x+5)degrees.

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Question 219130: find the value of each variable.
there is a right triangle. it gives two angles (2x-2)degrees and (x+5)degrees.
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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I'm assuming that both of these angles are the acute angles. If so, then these angles are complementary. This means that they add to 90 degrees. In other words, %282x-2%29%2B%28x%2B5%29=90


Simply solve the equation above to find 'x' which will then give you your angles.