SOLUTION: two complementary angles differ by 10 degree. The large side is ?

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Question 545905: two complementary angles differ by 10 degree. The large side is ?
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The sum of the measures of complementary angles is 90 degrees. Let the smaller angle be x. If they differ by 10 degrees then the larger angle would be x + 10 => x + x + 10 = 90 => 2x = 80 => x = 40
If the larger angle is x+10 and x=40 then the larger angle is equal to 50