SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary. The suma of the first angle plus twice the second angles is 148. Find the measure of the angles.

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Question 672208: Two angles are complementary. The suma of the first angle plus twice the second angles is 148. Find the measure of the angles.
Answer by neatmath(302) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let one angle be x

Then the complement of that angle is simply 90-x

So, from the given information, we have:

x%2B2%2A%2890-x%29=148

x%2B180-2x=148

-x=-32

x=32

So the measures of the 2 angles are 32 degrees and 58 degrees.

I hope this helps! :)

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