SOLUTION: An angle measures 62Degrees more than a complementary angle. What is the measure of each angle ?

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Question 1135165: An angle measures 62Degrees more than a complementary angle. What is the measure of each angle ?
Found 2 solutions by mathsolverplus, greenestamps:
Answer by mathsolverplus(88) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let an angle = 62+x
Let the other angle = x

Complementary angles add up to 90 degrees:
62%2Bx%2Bx=90
2x=28
x=14
One angle = 14 degrees and the other angle = 76 degrees.



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Answer by greenestamps(13200) About Me  (Show Source):
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The statement of the problem is faulty. "a complementary angle" could be ANY angle less than 90 degrees.

The statement of the problem has to say that the other angle is THE complemetary angle of the given angle:

"An angle measures 62 degrees more than THE COMPLEMENT OF THE ANGLE"

or

"An angle measures 62 degrees more than ITS COMPLEMENT"

Let x be the given angle
Then (90-x) is the complementary angle

The angle is 62 degrees more than the complementary angle:

x+=+%2890-x%29%2B62

I'll let you do the algebra to finish the problem....