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    May 20, 2009, 03:46 AM
    Geometry geometry
    4y+ 7;6y +3 if the pairs of angles are complementary ,find the measure .
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    May 20, 2009, 04:09 AM

    If the angles are complementary, it means that they sum to 90 degrees, so you set up an equation: 4y + 7+ 6y + 3 = 90, to solve for y. Then once you know what y is, plug it back into the original angle measures and solve for them.
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    May 20, 2009, 11:43 AM

    Yup, he's got the good method! :) ^
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