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An angle measures 84.8° more than the measure of a complementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?

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if x be one angle then its complementary angle = 90-x

therefore we can write the equation:-

x - (90- x) = 84.8
2x -90 = 84.8
2x = 174.8
x = 174.8 / 2 = 87.4 degrees

and its complement = 90 - 87.4 = 2.6 degrees
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