ANSWER
36°
EXPLANATION
Let a and b be the measures of the two angles. We know that they are complementary, so their measures add up to 90°. Also, we know that the quotient between their measures is 2/3,
[tex]\begin{gathered} a+b=90 \\ \frac{a}{b}=\frac{2}{3} \end{gathered}[/tex]Solve the second equation for a,
[tex]a=\frac{2}{3}b[/tex]Replace a with this expression in the first equation,
[tex]\frac{2}{3}b+b=90[/tex]Add like terms,
[tex]\frac{5}{3}b=90[/tex]Solving for b,
[tex]b=90\cdot\frac{3}{5}=54[/tex]So the other angle is,
[tex]a=\frac{2}{3}b=\frac{2}{3}\cdot54=36[/tex]Hence, the measure of the smaller angle is 36°.
