document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=515113>Question 515113</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given that angle 1 is complementary to angle 2 and that angle 2 = 8 degrees, find angle 1 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #343723 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drcole><B>drcole(72)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drcole><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=343723\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two angles are complementary if the sum of the measures of the two angles is 90 degrees.  In other words:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "measure(angle 1) + measure(angle 2) = 90\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that the measure of angle 2 is 8 degrees, so we substitute into the equation and solve:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "measure(angle 1) + 8 = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "measure(angle 1) = 82 (subtracting 8 from both sides)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So angle 1 measures 82 degrees. </SPAN>\n" );
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