document.write( "Question 467538: Find the measure of the smaller angle of complementary angles, if the measure of the larger angle is (5x+18)* and the measure of the smaller angle is half the larger.\r
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Find the measure of the smaller angle of complementary angles, if the measure of
\n" ); document.write( "the larger angle is (5x+18)* and the measure of the smaller angle is half the larger.
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\n" ); document.write( "Angles that are complementary add up to 90 degrees
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\n" ); document.write( "If we subtract the larger angle from 90, we get the smaller angle
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\n" ); document.write( "90 - (5x+18) = .5(5x+18)
\n" ); document.write( "90 - 5x - 18 = 2.5x + 9
\n" ); document.write( "90 - 18 - 9 = 2.5x + 5x
\n" ); document.write( "81 = 7.5x
\n" ); document.write( "x = \"63%2F7.5\"
\n" ); document.write( "x = 8.4
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the larger angle:
\n" ); document.write( "5(8.4) + 18 =
\n" ); document.write( "42 + 18 = 60 degrees is the larger angle
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\n" ); document.write( "Find smaller which is given as half the larger
\n" ); document.write( ".5(60) = 30 degrees is the smaller angle
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\n" ); document.write( "If we did this right the two angles should add up to 90, and they do
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