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Question 1031688: Help me with this question: An angle measures 16° less than the measure of a complementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
<--- Definition of complementary angles
<--- Given relationship
Substituting into the first equation,
Solve for C.
Then use either equation to solve for A.
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