SOLUTION: two complementary angles are in the ratio 3:2. the number of degrees in the smaller angle is

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Question 344257: two complementary angles are in the ratio 3:2. the number of degrees in the smaller angle is
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two complementary angles are in the ratio 3:2. the number of degrees in the smaller angle is
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Let one of the angles be "x".
Then the other is "90-x".
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Equation:
x/(90-x) = 3/2
2x = 3(90-x)
2x = 270-3x
5x = 270
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x = 54 degrees
90-x = 36 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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