SOLUTION: find the measures of an angle and its complementary if one angle measures 18 more than the other.

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Question 488049: find the measures of an angle and its complementary if one angle measures 18 more than the other.
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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x + x + 18 = 90
2x = 72
x = 36 degrees, one angle.
36 + 18 = 54 degrees, the second angle.
36 + 54 = 90 degrees.
Cleomenius.