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A and b are complementary and congruent. what is the measure of each of these angles?

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Answer:

45 degrees

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Answer: The required measures of angles A and B is 45°.

Step-by-step explanation: Given that the angles A and B are complementary and congruent.

We are to find the measure of angles A and B.

Let x and y represents the measures of angles A and B respectively in degrees.

According to the given information, we have


x+y=90^\circ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(i)\\\\x=y~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(ii)

From equations (i) and (ii), we get


x+x=90^\circ\\\\\Rightarrow 2x=90^\circ\\\\\Rightarrow x=(90^\circ)/(2)\\\\\Rightarrow x=45^\circ.

Therefore, from equation (ii), we get


x=y=45^\circ.

Thus, the required measures of angles A and B is 45°.

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