document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=994429>Question 994429</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the measure of an angle is twenty less than the measure of its complement, what is the measure of the angle?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let &nbsp;x&nbsp; be the measure of the given angle in degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the measure of its complement is &nbsp;x+20 &nbsp;degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of an angle and its complement is always 90°.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you have an equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + (x + 20) = 90°.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 90 - 20 = 70°.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 35°.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<U>Answer</U>. &nbsp;35°.\r<BR>\n" );
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