SOLUTION: write and equation and solve: find the measure of an angle that is half as large as its complement

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Question 499747: write and equation and solve:
find the measure of an angle that is half as large as its complement
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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1/2x + x = 90
1 1/x = 90
x = 60 degrees.
1/2 x = 30 degrees.
30 degrees and 60 degrees = 90 degrees.
Cleomenius.