SOLUTION: Find the measures of two complementary angles whose difference is 8
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Question 825514: Find the measures of two complementary angles whose difference is 8
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Find the measures of two complementary angles whose difference is 8
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Sum of two complementary angles is 90 degrees.
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Let x = one angle
then
90-x = second angle
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our equation
(90-x) - x = 8
90-2x = 8
-2x = -82
x = 41 degrees
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Second angle:
90-x = 90-41 = 49 degrees
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answer: 41 and 49 degrees
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