SOLUTION: Two pieces of a puzzle fit together to form a right angle. If one piece has an angle of 47 degrees, what is the angle of the other piece?

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Question 596297: Two pieces of a puzzle fit together to form a right angle. If one piece has an angle of 47 degrees, what is the angle of the other piece?
Answer by math-vortex(648) About Me  (Show Source):
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The two puzzle pieces fit together to form a right angle. In mathematics, two angles are complementary if the sum of their measures is equal to 90 degrees. A right angle has a measure of 90 degrees, so the angles of these two puzzle pieces are complementary angles.
We just need to subtract to find the missing angle measure:
90 - 47 = 43
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The angle of the other puzzle piece is 43 degrees.
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