document.write( "Question 559965: two complementary angles differ by 18 degrees. find the angles \n" ); document.write( "
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Complementary angles add up to 90.
\n" ); document.write( "We have two angles the larger and the smaller.
\n" ); document.write( "l-18=s
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\n" ); document.write( "l+s=90\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since l-18=s we can sub in l-18 for s\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "l+l-18=90
\n" ); document.write( "2l=108
\n" ); document.write( "l=54\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sub 54 in for l\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "54-18=s
\n" ); document.write( "s=36
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