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I'm not sure how to figure this out

I'm not sure how to figure this out-example-1

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Answer:

10°, 80°

Explanation:

Setup

Let x and y represent the measures of the two acute angles in the right triangle.

From your knowledge of right triangles, you know the two acute angles are complementary:

x + y = 90

The problem statement gives you another relation:

x = 2(y + 30) . . . . twice the sum ...

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Solution

The second equation gives you an expression for x that can be substituted into the first equation.

(2(y +30)) + y = 90

3y +60 = 90 . . . . . . . . collect terms

3y = 30 . . . . . . . . . subtract 60

y = 10 . . . . . . . . divide by 3

x = 2(y +30) = 2(40) = 80

The two angles are 10° and 80°.

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