document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=53292>Question 53292</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0534490247/algebrahomeworkh>Elementary and Intermediate Algebra</A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't even know what this means.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If two angles are complementary, and the differance of their measures is 62 degrees, find the measure of each angle. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #35519 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><B>funmath(2933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=funmath><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=35519\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Complementary angles are angles that when added=90 degrees(a right angle)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the smaller angle=x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the bigger angle=x+62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The smaller angle+the bigger angle=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+(x+62)=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x+62=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+62=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+62-62=90-62<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x/2=28/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The smaller angle:x=14 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The larger angle:x+62=14+62=76 degrees </SPAN>\n" );
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