SOLUTION: find measure "a" and "b" if they are complementary. measure a is 5x+8 measure b is x+4

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Question 340905: find measure "a" and "b" if they are complementary.
measure a is 5x+8
measure b is x+4
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Solve for , then substitute back into the expressions for and .

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it