document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=334817>Question 334817</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> an angle measures is five times the measure of its complement. what is the measure of the larger angle?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of two \"complementary\" angles is 90 degrees.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = smaller angle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x = larger angle<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 5x = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 90/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 15 deg (smaller angle)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Larger angle:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 5(15) = 75 degrees </SPAN>\n" );
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