SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary.The sum of the measure of the frst angle and half the second angle is 71 degrees. Find the measures of the angles.

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Question 373873: Two angles are complementary.The sum of the measure of the frst angle and half the second angle is 71 degrees. Find the measures of the angles.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.A%2BC=90
2.A%2B%281%2F2%29C=71
Subtract eq. 2 from eq. 1,
A%2BC-A-%281%2F2%29C=90-71
%281%2F2%29C=19
highlight%28C=38%29degrees
Then from eq. 1,
A%2B38=90
highlight%28A=52%29degrees