SOLUTION: How do you find the angle's measure is 70 more than that of it's complement? I know the answer is 80, but how do you find the answer?

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Question 190588: How do you find the angle's measure is 70 more than that of it's complement? I know the answer is 80, but how do you find the answer?
Answer by stanbon(48527) About Me  (Show Source):
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How do you find the angle's measure is 70 more than that of it's complement? I know the answer is 80, but how do you find the answer?
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Let the angle be "x".
Then its complement is "90-x"
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EQUALITY:
angle - complement = 70
x - (90-x) = 70
2x - 90 = 70
2x = 160
x = 80
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Cheers,
Stan H.