An angle measures 80° more than the measure of a complementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?

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Tara Lynch

20 March, 23:45

An angle measures 80° more than the measure of a complementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?

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Howell · Answer 1

Supplementary angles sum to 180 degree

Let one angle be x

Then the other angle is x+80

Summing the 2 angle gives

x+x+80=180

2x+80=180

2x=180-80

X=50

Thus the angles are 50 degree and 50+80 = 130 degree