SOLUTION: Find the measure of two complementary angles if one angle is 9 deg more than two times the other angle.

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Question 570172: Find the measure of two complementary angles if one angle is 9 deg more than two times the other angle.
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angle (a) and angle (b)
a=9+2b
a+b=90
9+2b+b=90
3b=81
b=27
90-27=63
a=63