An angle measures 84° less than the measure of its complementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?

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Answer:

3 degrees and 87 degrees

Explanation:

If the angle is x, its complement is (90-x).

This means that x+84=90-x.

2x=6

x=3.

So the measures are 3 degrees and 90-3=87 degrees

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