SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary. One angle measures 5 less than 4 times the smaller angle. Find the measure of each angle.

Question 353224: Two angles are complementary. One angle measures 5 less than 4 times the smaller angle. Find the measure of each angle.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two angles are complementary. One angle measures 5 less than 4 times the smaller angle. Find the measure of each angle.
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Let the angle be "x".
Then its complement is "90-x"
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Equation:
90-x = 4x-5
5x = 90
x = 18 degrees
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90-x = 72 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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