SOLUTION: The measure of an angle is 30° less than its complement. Find the measure of each angle

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Question 369833: The measure of an angle is 30° less than its complement. Find the measure of each angle
Answer by neatmath(302) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two complementary angles have a sum of 90 degrees.

Let x be the measure of the angle we are interested in. Then we have

x%2B30=90-x

2x=60

x=30

Therefore the measure of the angle is 30 degrees, and it's complement is 60 degrees, which meets the given requirements.

I hope this helps!