document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=391187>Question 391187</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Angle A and angle b are complementary angles. If the measurement of angle A= 9x-14 and the measurement of angle B= 8x+2, then what is the measurement of each angle? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Because they are \"complementary\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + B = 90<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(9x-14) + (8x+2) = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x-12 = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17x = 102<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = 9x-14 = 9(6)-14 = 54-14 = 40 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 8x+2 = 8(6)+2 = 48+2 = 50 degrees<BR>\n" );
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