Two angles are complementary if their sum is 90 degrees. if the measure of the first angle is x degrees and the measure of the second angle is (3x-2) degrees, find the measure of each angle. with steps please.

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mathstudent55 · Answer

Since you know that the sum of the measures is 90, and one angle is x and the other is 3x - 2, add up the measures and set the sum equal to 90. Try that and get back.

anonymous · Answer

i'm not really sure how to do that :/

mathstudent55 · Answer

One angle is x the other 3x -2. the sum (meaning addition) of the angles is 
(x) + (3x - 2)

anonymous · Answer

x=23

anonymous · Answer

x+3x-2=90
        +2  +2
=x+3x=92
= 4x=92
= /4    /4         92/4 is 23 so x = 23

anonymous · Answer

so the first angle is 23 degrees and the second angle is 67 degrees!

anonymous · Answer

you get? (:

anonymous · Answer

ah, perfect! yes i get it awesome thanks :)

anonymous · Answer

sure, hey i can do that stuff haha. what math you in?

anonymous · Answer

haha yea it's simple but for me it's so complex i'm in mat022c developmental math it's kinda like basic math

anonymous · Answer

oh hah thats good, and yeah math is rediculous, im taking trigonometry and pre calculus.

mathstudent55 · Answer

Now that you know that the sum of the angles is x + 3x - 2, and you know the sum of 2 complementary angfes is 90, write the equation:
x + 3x - 2 = 90

mathstudent55 · Answer

Then you solve the equation for x. Once you know x, x is the measure of one angle, and 3x - 2 is the measure of the other one.

anonymous · Answer

geez that must be so hard @cory_ryan

anonymous · Answer

thank you @mathstudent55

mathstudent55 · Answer

wlcm

anonymous · Answer

lol it is for me, im struggling, its senior math. i hate it, hopefully next semester i'll take math of finance.

anonymous · Answer

which is suppose to be easier.

anonymous · Answer

hopefully things will start getting better with that. what's your major?

anonymous · Answer

lol im not really majoring in anything. their college prep classes, but im going into the navy after i graduate.(;

anonymous · Answer

because im not to sure what i want to do, and it will give me time to think about it.

anonymous · Answer

oh ok well good for you for doing what you have to do :)

anonymous · Answer

yeah...you a freshman?

anonymous · Answer

in college yes

anonymous · Answer

lol oh shish haha. you got me. how college life treating yah?(:

anonymous · Answer

sweet man it's awesome

anonymous · Answer

hah thats good, do you go to a big college?

anonymous · Answer

hey message me im bout to pass tf out haha.

anonymous · Answer

alrighty