SOLUTION: Find two complementary angles where one is 12 degrees larger than the other angle.

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Question 424642: Find two complementary angles where one is 12 degrees larger than the other angle.
Found 2 solutions by rfer, MathLover1:
Answer by rfer(16322)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+x+12=90
2x=78
x=39
x+12=51

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

two complementary angles add up to 90°.
if one is 12 degrees larger than the other angle , we have
........1
by definition we have
................2

........1.substitute in 2
................2





......now find




check:

................2





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