SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary angles. The first angle has four times as many degrees as the second angle. How many degrees are in each angle?

Question 964287: Two angles are complementary angles. The first angle has four times as many degrees as the second angle. How many degrees are in each angle?
Found 2 solutions by macston, lwsshak3:
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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x=second angle; 4x=first angle
4x+x=90 degrees
5x=90 degrees
x=18 degrees ANSWER 1: The second angle measures 18 degrees.
4x=4(18 degrees)=72 degrees ANSWER 2: the first angle measures 72 degrees.
Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Two angles are complementary angles. The first angle has four times as many degrees as the second angle. How many degrees are in each angle?
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let x=2nd complementary angle
4x=1st complementary angle
complementary angles add up to 90 ˚
x+4x=90
5x=90
x=18
4x=72
How many degrees are in each angle?
first angle=72˚
second angle=18˚
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