document.write( "Question 312126: Two angles are complementary. The sum of the measure of the first angle and one-fourth the second angle is 84.75 degrees. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #224052 by moshiz08(60)\"\" \"About 
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Complementary angles add up to 90 degrees. \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(eq1) \"+x+%2B+y+=+90+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We need to express the statement as an equation:
\n" ); document.write( "The sum of the measure of the first angle and one-fourth the second angle is 84.75 degrees:
\n" ); document.write( "(eq2) \"+x+%2B+y+%2F+4++=+84.75+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We can rewrite (eq1) as \"+x+=+90+-+y\" and then substitute into (eq2): \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"+x+%2B+y+%2F+4++=+%2890+-+y%29+%2B+y%2F4+\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"90+-+3y%2F4+=+84.75\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then \"+3y+%2F+4+=+5.25+\", so \"+y+=+5.25+%2A+4+%2F+3+=+7\" and \"x=83\". \r
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