document.write( "Question 592509: Find the measure of the angle.
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document.write( "Angles P and Q are complementary.
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document.write( "m∠Q = 12°
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Algebra.Com's Answer #375977 by jim_thompson5910(35256)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Angles P and Q are complementary. So their angle measures add to 90 degrees.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This means that if m∠P = x, then\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "m∠P + m∠Q = 90\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + 12 = 90\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 90 - 12\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 78\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So m∠P = 78° \n" ); document.write( " |