SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary one angle is four times the other angle

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Question 665593: Two angles are complementary one angle is four times the other angle
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Answer by ReadingBoosters(3246) About Me  (Show Source):
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Complementary angles total 90 degrees.
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As an equation
x + 4x = 90
Solve for x
5x = 90
Divide both sides by 5
x = 18
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Using x
4x = 4(18) = 72
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Angles are highlight%2818%29 and highlight%2872%29 degrees.
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Check
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