SOLUTION: The measure of an angle is 30� less than its complement. Find the measure of each angle

SOLUTION: The measure of an angle is 30� less than its complement. Find the measure of each angle

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Question 369833: The measure of an angle is 30� less than its complement. Find the measure of each angle
Answer by neatmath(302) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two complementary angles have a sum of 90 degrees.

Let x be the measure of the angle we are interested in. Then we have

Therefore the measure of the angle is 30 degrees, and it's complement is 60 degrees, which meets the given requirements.

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