Question

An angle measures 46° more than the measure of its complementary angle. What is the

measure of each angle?

Answer 1

Angle + the Complementary angle = 90 degrees. Let x be the measure of the angle under the question. Then the measure of the Complementary angle is (x+46) degrees, and you have this equation x + (x+46) = 90, or 2x+ 46 = 90, or 2x = 90 - 46 = 44. Then x =  = 22. The given angle has the measure of 22 degrees. The complementary angle is 90-22 = 68 degrees. Check. 68 - 22 = 44 degrees. Correct !!