SOLUTION: how would i solve for the complimentary angle of x degrees?

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Question 816944: how would i solve for the complimentary angle of x degrees?
Found 2 solutions by stanbon, LinnW:
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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how would i solve for the complimentary angle of x degrees?
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The sum of x and its complement must be90 degrees.
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Let the complement be "c"::
Equation:
c + x = 90
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c = 90-x
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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Answer by LinnW(1048) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Angles which are complementary total 90 degrees.
So we could say x + y = 90
y = 90 -x where y is the complement of x .