SOLUTION: find the measure of an angle if its measure is 50 degrees more than its complement

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Question 1094503: find the measure of an angle if its measure is 50 degrees more than its complement

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Answer by ikleyn(52788) About Me  (Show Source):
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If "x" is the degree measure of the given angle, then the measure of its complement is (x-50) degrees.


And since these angles are complementary, you have this equation

x + (x-50) = 90  degrees.

It implies

2x - 50 = 90  ====>  2x = 90 + 50 = 140  ====>  x = 140%2F2 = 70 degrees.


Answer. The given angle is 70 degrees. Its complement is 90-70 = 20 degrees.

Check.  70 - 20 = 50 degrees, exactly as the condition states.  ! Correct !


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