document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=597334>Question 597334</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two angles are complements and one is 10º larger than the other. What are the angles?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since we know 90 degrees is complements then we can set up this equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+(x+10)=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine like terms and subtract 10 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=80<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=40 degrees<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we know one angle is 40 and the other is 50 degrees. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
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