document.write( "Question 1002456: The Measure of the larger of two complementary angles is 12° more than five times the measure of the smaller angle. what are the angle measures? \n" ); document.write( "
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First put it in a equation. Since complementary means two angles that add up to 90 degrees. a+b=90 degrees.
\n" ); document.write( "We know that larger angle (b) is 5 times lager than A.
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\n" ); document.write( "We also know that is added by 12.
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\n" ); document.write( "5A+12=B.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now lets subsitue b for 5A+12..... \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "5A+12+A=90 degress\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for A\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6A+12=90\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 12\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6A=90\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Divide by 6\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A=15\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve for B by plugging A into the original equation A+B=90\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "15+B=90\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 15\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B=75\r
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