Problema Solution

Recall that 2 angles are complementary if the sum of their measures is 90 degrees. Find the measures of 2 complentary angles if one angle is 2 times the other angle

Answer provided by our tutors

Let 'x' and 'y' represent the measures of the two complementary angles.

x + y = 90

y = 2x

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x = 30 degrees

y = 60 degrees

The measures of the 2 complementary angles are 30 and 60 degrees.