Question

The sum of the measures of two complementary angles exceeds the difference of their measures by 86. Find the measure of the larger angle.

Answer 1

You will need to know that the sum of "two complementary angles" is 90
therefore
Let x = one angle
then
90-x = second angle
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Now, we construct our equation based on the sentence:
"The sum of the measures of two complementary angles exceeds the difference of their measures by 86°."
x + 90-x = x-(90-x)+86
90 = x-90+x+86
90 = 2x-90+86
90 = 2x-4
94 = 2x
47 degrees = x (first angle)
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Second angle:
90-x = 90-47 = 43 degrees (second angle) hope it helps