document.write( "Question 1182859: The measure of the angle is 20° greater than its complement what is the measure of the complement? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "The angle measure is 20 degrees more than the complement. So let the complement be x; then the measure of the angle is x+20.

\n" ); document.write( "Since the angles are complementary, the sum of their measures is 90 degrees.

\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2B%28x%2B20%29=90\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x%2B20=90\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x=70\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=35\"$

\n" ); document.write( "ANSWER: The measure of the complement is x=35 degrees.

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