document.write( "Question 326733: find the measures of two complementary angles such that the larger angle is six less than five times the smaller angle. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #233937 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let one angle be x \n" ); document.write( "the other angle is 5x-6 \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "The sum of these angles = 90 deg \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "x+5x-6=90 \n" ); document.write( "6x-6=90 \n" ); document.write( "add 6 \n" ); document.write( "6x-6 + 6 = 90+6 \n" ); document.write( "6x=96 \n" ); document.write( "divide by 6 \n" ); document.write( "6x/6=96/6 \n" ); document.write( "x=16 one angle \n" ); document.write( "the other angle is 5x-6 \n" ); document.write( "=5*16-6 \n" ); document.write( "=80-6 \n" ); document.write( "=74 \n" ); document.write( " |