document.write( "Question 1135165: An angle measures 62Degrees more than a complementary angle. What is the measure of each angle ? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #752719 by greenestamps(13200)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "The statement of the problem is faulty. \"a complementary angle\" could be ANY angle less than 90 degrees. \n" ); document.write( "The statement of the problem has to say that the other angle is THE complemetary angle of the given angle: \n" ); document.write( "\"An angle measures 62 degrees more than THE COMPLEMENT OF THE ANGLE\" \n" ); document.write( "or \n" ); document.write( "\"An angle measures 62 degrees more than ITS COMPLEMENT\" \n" ); document.write( "Let x be the given angle \n" ); document.write( "Then (90-x) is the complementary angle \n" ); document.write( "The angle is 62 degrees more than the complementary angle: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "I'll let you do the algebra to finish the problem.... \n" ); document.write( " |