SOLUTION: an angle is 26 more than its complement find each angle measure

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Question 804810: an angle is 26 more than its complement find each angle measure
Answer by erica65404(394) About Me  (Show Source):
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complementary angles add up to 90.
26+x=y
x+y=90
plug y=26+x into the above equation
x+26+x=90
2x=64
x=32
The angles are 32 and 58.