document.write( "Question 424642: Find two complementary angles where one is 12 degrees larger than the other angle. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "two complementary angles add up to 90°.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if one\"a\" is 12 degrees larger than the other angle \"b\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+b+%2B+12\" ........1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "by definition we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a+%2B+b=90\"................2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+b+%2B+12\" ........1.substitute \"a\" in 2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+%2B+12+%2B+b=90\"................2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2b+%2B+12=90\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2b+=90-12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2b+=78\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=78%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=39\"......now find \"a\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+39+%2B+12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a+=+51\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"a+%2B+b=90\"................2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"51+%2B+39=90\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"90=90\"\r
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