SOLUTION: what is the measure of an angle that is 48 degrees greater than its complement

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Question 348127: what is the measure of an angle that is 48 degrees greater than its complement
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what is the measure of an angle that is 48 degrees greater than its complement
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Let x = measure of our angle
then its
complement = 90-x
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We get our equation from:"measure of an angle that is 48 degrees greater than its complement"
x = (90-x)-48
x = 90-x-48
x = 42-x
2x = 42
x = 21 degrees