SOLUTION: Find the two complementary angles whose one angle measures 5 times greater than the other less 20 degrees.
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Question 416560: Find the two complementary angles whose one angle measures 5 times greater than the other less 20 degrees.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Find the two complementary angles whose one angle measures 5 times greater than the other less 20 degrees.
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Let the complementary angles be "x" and "90-x".
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Equation:
(90-x) = 5x - 20
70 = 6x
x = 70/6 = 11 2/3 degrees
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90-x = 78 1/3 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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