SOLUTION: two angles are complementary the larger angle is 5 less than 4 times than the smaller angle

SOLUTION: two angles are complementary the larger angle is 5 less than 4 times than the smaller angle

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Question 650088: two angles are complementary the larger angle is 5 less than 4 times than the smaller angle
Answer by nerdybill(7384) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
two angles are complementary the larger angle is 5 less than 4 times than the smaller angle
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Let x = smaller angle
then
4x-5 = larger angle
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x + 4x-5 = 90
5x-5 = 90
5x = 95
x = 19 degrees (smaller angle)
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larger angle:
4x-5 = 4(19)-5 = 76-5 = 71 degrees
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answer: 71 and 19 degrees
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