SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary and the ratio of their measures is 7:2. What are their angle measures?

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Question 266824: Two angles are complementary and the ratio of their measures is 7:2. What are their angle measures?
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Two angles are complementary and the ratio of their measures is 7:2.
What are their angle measures?
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Let x = the multiplier
then
7x = 1st angle
2x = 2nd angle
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Complementary means they add up to 90
7x + 2x = 90
9x = 90
x = 10 is the multiplier
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7(10) = 70 degrees is the 1st angle
2(10) = 20 degrees is the 2nd angle