To find the value of x, we need to use the fact that the sum of the measures of complementary angles is always 90 degrees.
Let x be the measure of the unknown angle.
We know that one complementary angle measures 36 degrees, and the other complementary angle measures x - 3 degrees.
Therefore, we can set up the equation:
36 + (x - 3) = 90
Simplifying the equation, we have:
x + 33 = 90
Subtracting 33 from both sides, we get:
x = 57
So, the value of x is 57 degrees.
To find the measure of the unknown angle, we substitute x = 57 into the expression x - 3:
57 - 3 = 54
Therefore, the value of the unknown angle measure is 54 degrees.
In a figure one complementary angle has a measure of 36 and the other has a measure of (x-3) what is the value of x and the value of the unknown angle measure
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