SOLUTION: An angle is equal to complement. What is the magnitude

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Question 773957: An angle is equal to complement. What is the magnitude
Answer by ramkikk66(644) About Me  (Show Source):
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Remember that: The sum of an angle and its complementary angle is 90 deg.
Let the angle be x
Then the complement is (90 - x)
If the angle is equal to its complement it means that
x = 90 - x
or 2*x = 90
or x = 45 degrees.
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