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Question 534980: Two angles are complementary. The measure of one angle is one-fifth of the measure its complement. Find the measure of the smaller angle.

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Complimentary angles add up to 90 degrees.

Call the first angle x, and the second (1/5)x. Their sum is 90.

x + (1/5)x = 90 (Add like terms).

(6/5)x=90 (divide both sides by 6, multiple both sides by 5).

x = 90*(5/6) = 75

X is 75, the other angle is (1/5)*75 = 15 degrees.

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