SOLUTION: One angle is twice its compliment increased by18. Find the measure of the two angles.

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Question 487772: One angle is twice its compliment increased by18. Find the measure of the two angles.
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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2x + x + 18 = 90
3x = 72
x = 24 degrees; this is one angle.
48 + 18 = 66 degrees, this is the second angle.
24 degrees and 66 degrees = 90 degrees.
Cleomenius.