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Algebra.Com's Answer #824254 by math_tutor2020(3817)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "One angle is x, and the other is 5x \n" ); document.write( "They form the ratio x:5x which reduces to 1:5 \n" ); document.write( "x is some positive real number\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Those two angles are complementary, meaning they add to 90 degrees \n" ); document.write( "x+5x = 90 \n" ); document.write( "6x = 90 \n" ); document.write( "x = 90/6 \n" ); document.write( "x = 15\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "This leads to 5x = 5*15 = 75\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The two angles are 15 degrees and 75 degrees. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |