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Algebra.Com's Answer #255137 by neatmath(302) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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When two angles are complements of each other, their sum is 90 degrees.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let x be the angle. Thus, the complement of the angle is
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"90-x\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"90-x=5x\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"90=6x\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=15\"$
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