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document.write( "Let one of the angles be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's complement is 90-x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2(90-x) - 27<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 180 -2x -27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 53<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 17 2/3 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "90-x = 90- 17 2/3 = 72 1/3 degrees<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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