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The ratio between two complementary angles is 6/3. Which are the measures of these angles?

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Posted by thales on Thursday February 19, 2009 at 4:35 AM and tagged with angle, complementary, math, ratio.

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  1. giorgiana1976
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    The sum of complementary angles is 90 degrees.

    Suppose that a and b are the two complementary angles.

    a+b=90

    We know from hypothesis that the ratio between a and b is 6/3=2.

    a/b=2 => a=2b

    2b + b=90

    3b=90

    b=90/3=30

    a= 2b=2*30=60

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    Posted by giorgiana1976 on Thursday February 19, 2009 at 4:42 AM