SOLUTION: Find the measures of two complementary angles if one angle is 15 degrees more than two times the other. What are the measures of the two angles?
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Question 923857: Find the measures of two complementary angles if one angle is 15 degrees more than two times the other. What are the measures of the two angles? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Find the measures of two complementary angles if one angle is 15 degrees more than two times the other. What are the measures of the two angles?
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smaller:: x
larger:: 2x+15
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Equation:
x + 2x+15 = 90
3x = 75
x = 25 degrees (smaller)
2x+15 = 65 degrees (larger)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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