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Question 507275: complementary angles. two angles are complementary angles if the sum of their measures is 90 degrees. if the measure of the larger of the two complementary angles is 15 degrees more than two times the measure of the smaller angle find the measures of the two angles
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if the measure of the larger of the two complementary angles is 15 degrees more than two times the measure of the smaller angle find the measures of the two angles
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angle: x
angle: 2x+15
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Equation:
x + 2x+15 = 90
3x = 75
x = 25
2x+15 = 65
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Stan H.