SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary. the measures of one angle is x-12 and the measure of a second angle is 3x. find each measure.

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Question 346230: Two angles are complementary. the measures of one angle is x-12 and the measure of a second angle is 3x. find each measure.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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By defintion,
A%2BC=90
Substitute,
x-12%2B3x=90
4x-12=90
Solve for x then go back and find out the measure of each angle.