SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary. The measure of the larger angle is five times the measure of the smaller angle. Find the measure of the larger angle.

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Question 1179153: Two angles are complementary. The measure of the larger angle is five times the measure of the smaller angle. Find the measure of the larger angle.
Found 3 solutions by mananth, ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Two angles are complementary. The measure of the larger angle is five times the measure of the smaller angle. Find the measure of the larger angle.
let one angle be x
other angle is 5x
5x+x =90
6x=90
x=15
One angle is 15 deg other is 5x -----> 65 deg

Answer by ikleyn(52835)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The correct answer is

        One angle is 15 deg, other is 5x = 75 deg



Answer by josgarithmetic(39623)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5n and n;





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