document.write( "Question 200679: two angles are complementary if the sum of their measures 90 degrees. Themeasure of the first angle is 5 degrees less than 4 times the second angle. What is the measure of the first angle. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #150929 by MathTherapy(10552)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "Let the second angle be s, then the first angle is 4s – 5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, s + 4s – 5 = 90 \n" ); document.write( "5s – 5 = 90 \n" ); document.write( "5s = 95\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "s = 19\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since the second angle or s equals 19, the first angle is 4(19) – 5 = \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |