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Question 261693: Use the five-step problem solving strategy to find the measure of the angle described.
The angle's measure is 60degrees more than that of its complement.
I am having problems with setting it up please help

Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The angle's measure is 60degrees more than that of its complement.
I am having problems with setting it up please let the angle be x
the complement will be 90-x
x= (90-x)+60
x= 90+60-x
2x=120
x=60
the complement will be 30.
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