SOLUTION: angle x and angle y are complementary. if angle x is 4 times larger than angle y. what is the measure of angle x?

Question 927590: angle x and angle y are complementary. if angle x is 4 times larger than angle y. what is the measure of angle x?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Two angles are Complementary when they
add up to 90 degrees (a right angle).
so, ....eq.1
if angle is times larger than angle , then
....eq.2...substitute in eq.1
....eq.1..solve for

and =>=>

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