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Two complementary angles have measures (2x) and (3x) What is the value of x ?

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The sum of two complementary angles is 90 degrees. So we can write the equation 2x + 3x = 90.

Combining like terms, we get 5x = 90.

Dividing both sides by 5, we find that x = 18.
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