document.write( "Question 1120964: Two complementary angles are in the ratio 2:7. Find the angles. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "According to the condition,  the angles are  2x  and  7x,  where \"x\" is their common measure.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence,  2x + 7x = 90 degrees,   or  9x = 90 degrees, which implies  x= 10 degrees,\r\n" );
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document.write( "and the angles are  20 degrees  and  70 degrees.\r\n" );
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