Question

Two angles are complementary the larger angle is 3 less than twice the measure of the smaller angle ?find only linear equations?

Answer 1

Answer:

Complementary angles are those pair of angles whose sum is 90 degrees.

Let x be the measure larger angle and y be the measure of smaller angle.

According to the given condition,

x = 2y - 3

We know that x + y = 90,

Substituting we get,

2y - 3 + y = 90

3y = 93

y = 31 degrees

then we get

x = 2 (31) - 3

x = 59 degrees