SOLUTION: find the measure of the smaller angle if its complement is 45 degree more than twice the smaller angle

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Question 326741: find the measure of the smaller angle if its complement is 45 degree more than twice the smaller angle
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let A be the angle, C the complement.
A%2BC=90
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C=45%2B2A
Substitute,
A%2B%2845%2B2A%29=90
3A=45
A=15
Then from above,
C=45%2B30
C=75