document.write( "Question 927590: angle x and angle y are complementary. if angle x is 4 times larger than angle y. what is the measure of angle x? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Two angles are Complementary when they
\n" ); document.write( "add up to 90 degrees (a right angle).\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, $\"x%2By=90\"$ ....eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if angle $\"x\"$ is $\"4\"$ times larger than angle $\"y\"$ , then\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=4y\"$ ....eq.2...substitute in eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4y%2By=90\"$ ....eq.1..solve for $\"y\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5y=90\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=90%2F5\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28y=18%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and $\"x=4y\"$ => $\"x=4%2A18\"$ => $\"highlight%28x=72%29\"$ \r
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