SOLUTION: two angles are complementary the larger angle is 9 less than twice the smaller angle find the two angles

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Question 322328: two angles are complementary the larger angle is 9 less than twice the smaller angle find the two angles
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let A and B be the two angles.
A%2BB=90
B=2A-9
Substitute,
A%2B%282A-9%29=90
3A-9=90
3A=99
A=33degrees
B=2%2833%29-9=66-9
B=57degrees