SOLUTION: if two angles are complementary and the difference between their measures is 62 find the measure of each angle 

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Question 510519: if two angles are complementary and the difference between their measures is 62 find the measure of each angle 
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if two angles are complementary and the difference between their measures is 62 find the measure of each angle
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Let x = angle
then
90-x = complement of angle
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x - (90-x) = 62
x - 90+x = 62
2x-90 = 62
2x = 152
x - 76 degrees
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Complement:
90-x = 90-76 = 14 degrees