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If the measure of an angle is 38 degrees, find the measure of its complement.

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Answer: 52 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:
For this problem, we must know that the complement of an angle is the measure of which will make a 90 degree sum.

So in this problem we simply solve the equation as follows:

38 + x = 90
x = 90 - 38
x = 52

Hence the complement of 38 is 52.

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