SOLUTION: if two angles of a triangle are complementary find the number of degrees in the third angle of the triangle

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Question 15255: if two angles of a triangle are complementary find the number of degrees in the third angle of the triangle
Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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If two angles are complmentary, then the sum of those angles is 90 degrees. Since the sum of all three angles must be 180 degrees, the third angle must be 180-90 = 90 degrees.

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