SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary if the sum of their measures is 90°. Find two complementary angles such that one of the angles is 142° less than 3 times the other angle.

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Question 945676: Two angles are complementary if the sum of their measures is 90°. Find two complementary angles such that one of the angles is 142° less than 3 times the other angle.

Answer by Zucchini(70) About Me  (Show Source):
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The two angles are 58 and 32. I got this by:
3x-142 + x =90
4x=232
X= 58
Then, 3(58) - 142
174 - 142
32