document.write( "Question 266824: Two angles are complementary and the ratio of their measures is 7:2. What are their angle measures? \n" ); document.write( "

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Two angles are complementary and the ratio of their measures is 7:2.
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = the multiplier
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\n" ); document.write( "7x = 1st angle
\n" ); document.write( "2x = 2nd angle
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\n" ); document.write( "Complementary means they add up to 90
\n" ); document.write( "7x + 2x = 90
\n" ); document.write( "9x = 90
\n" ); document.write( "x = 10 is the multiplier
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\n" ); document.write( "7(10) = 70 degrees is the 1st angle
\n" ); document.write( "2(10) = 20 degrees is the 2nd angle \n" ); document.write( "

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