document.write( "Question 355516: Angles 1 and 2 are complimentary. If angle 1 = 5x + 15 and angle 2 = 10x. The measure of angle 1 is: \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #254200 by nyc_function(2741)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Angles 1 and 2 are complementary.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If this is true, then angle 1 + angle 2 = 90.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5x + 15 + 10x = 90\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "15x + 15 = 90\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "15x = 90 - 15\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "15x = 75\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 75/15\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 5\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "angle 1 = 5x + 15\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let x = 5 and solve for angle 1.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "angle 1 = 5(5) + 15\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "angle 1 = 25 + 15\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "angle 1 = 40 degrees.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |