document.write( "Question 96982: The measures of an angle and its complement differ by 22 degrees. Find the measures of the angles. \n" ); document.write( "
| Algebra.Com's Answer #70609 by coyote(32)      You can put this solution on YOUR website! Complementary angles equal 90 degrees. \n" ); document.write( "x + x + 22 = 90 \n" ); document.write( "2x + 22 = 90 \n" ); document.write( "2x = 68 \n" ); document.write( "x = 34\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So 1st angle is 34 degrees \n" ); document.write( "2nd angle is 56 degrees (34 + 22)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To check: add 34 + 56 = 90 \n" ); document.write( " |