SOLUTION: find the angle equal to 3/7 of its complement.
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Question 599495: find the angle equal to 3/7 of its complement.
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find the angle equal to 3/7 of its complement.
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Let x = "angle"
then
90-x = complement of angle
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x = (3/7)(90-x)
multiplying both sides by 7:
7x = (3)(90-x)
7x = 270-3x
10x = 270
x = 27 degrees
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