SOLUTION: When angles are complementary, the sum of their measures is 90 degrees. Two complementary angles have measures of 2x-10 degrees and 3x-10 degrees. Find the measures of each angles.

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Question 1052389: When angles are complementary, the sum of their measures is 90 degrees. Two complementary angles have measures of 2x-10 degrees and 3x-10 degrees. Find the measures of each angles.
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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so you are saying that:
2x-10+3x-10 = 90
Add x on left, add 20 on both sides, divide both sides by 5