SOLUTION: if the ratio of 2 complementary angles is 8:1, what is the degree measure of the samller angle
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Question 438602: if the ratio of 2 complementary angles is 8:1, what is the degree measure of the samller angle
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
if the ratio of 2 complementary angles is 8:1, what is the degree measure of the samller angle
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Let one of the ansgles be "x"; the other is "90-x".
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Equation:
x/(90-x) = 8/1
x = 8(90-x)
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x = 720-8x
9x = 720
x = 80
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90-x = 10 degrees (smaller angle)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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