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Question 467194: two angles are complementary. the sum of the measure of the first angle and half the measureof the second angle is 65.find the measures of the angles Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! two angles are complementary. the sum of the measure of the first angle and half the measure of the second angle is 65.find the measures of the angles
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Equations:
x + y = 90
x + (y/2) = 65
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Subtract and solve for "y":
(y/2) = 25
y = 50 degrees
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Solve for "x":
x + 50 = 90
x = 40 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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