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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the means of two complementary angles are 16z-9 and 4z+3.find the measures of the angles </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If two angles are \"complementary\", the sum of the two angles MUST equal 90 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(16z-9) + (4z+3) = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16z-9 + 4z+3 = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16z+4z+3-9 = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20z-6 = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20z = 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = 96/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = 24/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the two angles are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16z-9 = 16(24/5)-9 = 16(4.8)-9 = 76.8-9 = 67.8 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4z+3 = 4(24/5)+3 = 4(4.8)+3 =  19.2+3 = 22.2 degrees<BR>\n" );
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