SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary and the larger one is 14 degrees more than that 3 times the smaller one. Find the angles.

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Question 994673: Two angles are complementary and the larger one is 14 degrees more than that 3 times the smaller one. Find the angles.
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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smaller angle =x
larger=3x+14
sum is 90 degrees
4x+14=90
4x=76
x=19 degrees
90-x=71 degrees, and that is 3 times the smaller (57) +14.
angles are 19 and 71 degrees