document.write( "Question 519911: The ratio of the measures of two complimentary angles is 3:7. What is the measure of the larger angle? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #345842 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! angle = x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "complementary angle = 90-x\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x/(90-x)=3/7\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "cross multiply\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7x=3(90-x)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "7x=210-3x \n" ); document.write( "10x=210 \n" ); document.write( "x=21 deg \n" ); document.write( "complementary =69 deg\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |