SOLUTION: If the difference between two complementary angles is 36 degrees, what are the measures of the two angles

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Question 234500: If the difference between two complementary angles is 36 degrees, what are the measures of the two angles
Answer by checkley77(12844) About Me  (Show Source):
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x+y=90
x-y=36 now addthem.
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2x=126
x=126/2
x=63 degrees ans.
63+y=90
y=90-63
y=27 ans.
Proof:
63-27=36
36=36