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What is the complement of a 54 1/2 degree angle

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Answer:
\begin{equation*} 35(1)/(2)\text{ degrees} \end{equation*}Step-by-step explanation:

Two angles are complementary if their sum is 90 degrees

Therefore, to get a complement of 54 1/2 degrees, we will have to subtract it from 90 degrees

Let the complement of 54 1/2 be represented by x


\begin{gathered} x=90-54(1)/(2) \\ \\ x=90-(109)/(2) \\ \\ x=(180-109)/(2) \\ \\ x=(71)/(2) \\ \\ x=35(1)/(2)\text{ degrees} \end{gathered}

Therefore, the complement of angle 54 1/2 degrees is angle 35 1/2 degrees

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