SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary. Twice one angle plus the other is 143 degrees. Find the measure of each angle.

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Question 241750: Two angles are complementary. Twice one angle plus the other is 143 degrees. Find the measure of each angle.
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+y=90 or y=90-x
2x+y=143
2x+90-x=143
x=143-90
x=53 ans.
y=90-53=37 ans.
Proof:
2*53+37=143
106+37=143
143=143