SOLUTION: Two angles are complements and one is 10º larger than the other. What are the angles?

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Question 597334: Two angles are complements and one is 10º larger than the other. What are the angles?
Answer by unlockmath(1688) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hello,
Since we know 90 degrees is complements then we can set up this equation:
x+(x+10)=90
Combine like terms and subtract 10 to get:
2x=80
Therefore:
x=40 degrees
Now we know one angle is 40 and the other is 50 degrees.
Make sense?
RJ
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