SOLUTION: find two angles such that the angles are vertical and complementary

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Question 185070: find two angles such that the angles are vertical and complementary
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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find two angles such that the angles are vertical and complementary
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vertical: x = y
compementary x = 90-y
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Substitute to get:
x = 90-x
2x = 90
x = 45 degrees (one of the angles)
Since x = y, y = 45 degrees (the other angle)
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Stan H.