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Question 345500: Can someone please help me with this question.
Two angles are complementary if the sum of their measures is 90 degrees. Find two complementary angles such that one of the angles is 51 degrees less than 2 times the other angle. (Round to two decimal places if necessary)
____________degrees the smaller complementary angle
____________degrees the larger complementary angle
Thank you SO much.
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find two complementary angles such that one of the angles is 51 degrees less than 2 times the other angle.
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angle: x
complementary angle: 90-x
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Equation:
x = 2(90-x)-51
x = 180-2x-51
3x = 129
x = 43 degrees
90-x = 47
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Cheers,
Stan H.