Question

Find the measures of two complementary angles if the measure of the larger angle is 2 less than 3 times the measure of the smaller angle. The measure of the smaller angle is
°,
and the measure of the larger angle is
°

Answer 1

The measure of the smaller angle is 23⁰ and the measure of the larger angle is 67⁰.

What are complementary angles?

When the sum of two angles is equal to 90 degrees, they are called complementary angles.

So we can say that two angles are complementary if they sum up to 90 degrees.

From the given statement;

• let the larger angle = y
• let the smaller angle = x

y = 3x - 2  -------(1)

y + x = 90  --------(2) (since they are complementary)

substitute for y in equation (2)

3x - 2 + x = 90

4x = 92

x = 92/4

x = 23 ⁰

y = 3(23) - 2

y = 67⁰

Thus, the measure of the smaller angle is 23⁰ and the measure of the larger angle is 67⁰.

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