Two angles are complementary. One of the angles is twice the other.
The larger angle has a measure of
x + 2x = 90
so you would divide 2x on both sides, it would then look like this:
x + 2x = 90
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2x 2x
x = 45
so you would then assume that both angles measurements are 45 degrees each, which would equal to 90 degrees, because a complementary angle measures 90 degrees. hope this helps!
Solve for x. Then multiply it by 2.
x + 2x = 90
Jen -- you did not read the problem carefully!
One of the angles is twice the other.
Also x + 2x does not equal 2x.
x+2x=90°
3x=90° Divide both sides with 3
x=30°
The larger angle has a measure of:
2x=60°
To find the measure of the larger angle, we need to set up an equation based on the given information.
Let's assume the measure of the smaller angle is x degrees. Since one angle is twice the other, the larger angle will be 2x degrees.
Now, we know that two angles are complementary when their sum is 90 degrees. So, the equation we can set up is:
x + 2x = 90
Combine like terms:
3x = 90
Divide both sides of the equation by 3:
x = 30
Therefore, the smaller angle measures 30 degrees, and the larger angle, which is twice the smaller angle, will be:
2x = 2 * 30 = 60 degrees
Thus, the larger angle has a measure of 60 degrees.