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The measure of an angle is 50°.what is the measure of its complementary angle

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Answer:

If "x" is the degree measure of the given angle, then the measure of its complement is (x+50) degrees.

And since these angles are complementary, you have this equation x + 50 = 90 °

x = 90 - 50

x = 40 °

The other angle is 40 °

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