document.write( "Question 152774: The degree measure of an angle and its complement are consecutive even integers find the measure of each angle. \n" ); document.write( "

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Let n be the measure of the smaller angle, then the larger one is n + 2.
\n" ); document.write( "As their sum is 180, we can set up an equation:
\n" ); document.write( "n + n + 2 = 180
\n" ); document.write( "Solving for n, we have
\n" ); document.write( "2n + 2 = 180
\n" ); document.write( "2n = 178
\n" ); document.write( "n = 89
\n" ); document.write( "So one angle is 89 degrees, another one is n + 2 = 89 + 2=91 degrees.
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