SOLUTION: Find the measures of an angle and its complement if one angle measures 24 degrees more than the other.

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Question 793155: Find the measures of an angle and its complement if one angle measures 24 degrees more than the other.
Answer by waynest(281) About Me  (Show Source):
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angle 1 = x
angle 2 = x + 24
angle 1 + 2 = 90
x + (x + 24) = 90
2x + 24 = 90
2x + 24 - 24 = 90 - 24
2x = 66
2x/2 = 66/2
x = 33
check:
33 + 33 + 24 = 90
90 = 90