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Question 655902: find the measure of an angle whos compliment is seventeen times its measure

Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
find the measure of an angle whose complement is seventeen times its measure
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Angle: x
Complement: 90-x
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Equation:
90-x = 17x
18x = 90
x = 5 degrees
90-x = 85 degrees
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Stan H.
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