SOLUTION: two angles are complimentary. the measure of one angle is 27 degrees more than one half of the measure of the other. find the measure of each angle.

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Question 285699: two angles are complimentary. the measure of one angle is 27 degrees more than one half of the measure of the other. find the measure of each angle.
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x/2 + 27 = first angle
Let x = the second angle
They are complementary, which means they add up to 90 degrees.
Here is your equation:
(x/2) + 27 + x = 90
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