SOLUTION: An angle measures 61.8 more than the measurement of its complementary angle. What is the measure of each angle

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Question 1184648: An angle measures 61.8 more than the measurement of its complementary angle. What is the measure of each angle

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Answer by MathLover1(20850)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

two angles are called complementary if their measures add to degrees

so if an angle measures more than the measurement of its complementary angle, then the measurement of its complementary is degrees

Answer by ikleyn(52818)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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An angle measures 61.8 more than the measurement of its complementary angle.
What is the measure of each angle
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Let the unknown angle be x degrees.


Then the complementary angle is  (90-x) degrees.


The problem says


    x - (90-x) = 61.8 degrees.


Simplify, solve and find x


    2x = 61.8 + 90

    2x = 151.8

     x = 151.8/2 = 75.9  degrees.    ANSWER

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