document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=227270>Question 227270</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> angle A and angle B are complimentary. Find m of angle A and m of angle B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m of angle A = 7x+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m of angle B = 5x-7 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #168953 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=miss_elaine17><B>miss_elaine17(1)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=miss_elaine17><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=168953\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First, complimentary means the two angles equal 90 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, you have to solve for x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7x+1+5x-7=90\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(The 90 came from complimentary, which, again, means 90 degrees)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Combine like-terms, which are the numbers before the equals sign.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, now your equation looks like:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x-6=90\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the 6 to all numbers without an x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x-6=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   +6 +6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x  =96\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You do this to cancel out the extra 6.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Next, divide 12x and 96 by 12.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12x/12 =96/12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You get the 'divided by 12' from the number with the x. That goes for any time you complete an equation such as this one. (Example: if it would have been 6x =40, you would've divided 6x and 40 by 6. If it would have been 5y =50, you would've divided 5x and 50 by 5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Okay, since 12 divided by 12 is 0, you don't write 12, just bring down your x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "96/12=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should be at this step by now:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you got 8, then congratulations, you solved it!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you would like to check your work, that is always an option.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do so like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Go back to your original problem.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(7x+1 and 5x-7)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "remember that x=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7(8)+1=57<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(8)-7=33\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "57+33=90\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helped! \r<BR>\n" );
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