SOLUTION: Angle C and angle D are complementary angles, the measure of angle C happens to be 8 times as large as the measure of angle D. What are the measures of the angles?

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Question 1167247: Angle C and angle D are complementary angles, the measure of angle C happens to be 8 times as large as the measure of angle D. What are the measures of the angles?
Answer by ikleyn(52855)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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    D + 8D = 90

    9D = 90

     D = 90/9 = 10.


ANSWER.  D = 10 degrees;   C = 8*10 = 80 degrees.



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