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Question 591506: Two angles are complementary. The measure of one angle is 30° more than one-half of the measure of the other. Find the measure of each angle.
Two angles are complementary. The measure of one angle is 2° more than seven times the measure of the other. Find the measure of each angle.

Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+0.5x+30=90
1.5x=90-30
1.5x=60
x=60/1.5
x=40
0.5x+30=50
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x+7x+2=90
8x=90-2
8x=88
x=88/8
x=11
7x+2=79