Problema Solution

two angles are said to be complementary if their sum is ninety degrees. Suppose you have two complementary angles such that the second angle is 6 degrees larger than 2 times the measure of the first angle. Find the angles.

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Let 'x' and 'y' are two complementary angles: 

x + y = 90

y = 6 + 2x

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x = 28 degrees

y = 62 degrees

The angles are 28 degrees and 62 degrees.