2. Complementary and Supplementary Angles
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What is the sum of the measures of two complementary angles?
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We want to find the value of x.
Because the angles in the diagram form a right angle, we know that they are complementary. This means that their measures should equal 90^(∘). We can solve for x by creating an equation using the expressions for the two smaller angles and their sum.
LHS-40=RHS-40
.LHS /2.=.RHS /2.
Calculate quotient