SOLUTION: The measure of an angle is five times the measure of its complement. What is the measure of the angle? I thought it was 5(90 - x) but now when looking back over it and plugging

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Question 1011946: The measure of an angle is five times the measure of its complement. What is the measure of the angle?
I thought it was 5(90 - x) but now when looking back over it and plugging in numbers it seems incorrect.
Found 2 solutions by macston, josmiceli:
Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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C=measure of complement; A=measure of angle=5C
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A+C=90
5C+C=90
6C=90
C=15
The measure of the complement is 15 degrees.
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A=5C=5(15)=75
ANSWER: The measure of the angle is 75 degrees.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That looks correct
You could say:
+theta+=+5%2A%28+90+-+theta+%29+
+theta+=+450+-+5%2Atheta+
+6%2Atheta+=+450+
+theta+=+75+
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check answer:
+theta+=+5%2A%28+90+-+theta+%29+
+75+=+5%2A%28+90+-+75+%29+
+75+=+5%2A15+
+75+=+75+
OK