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Question 511423: two angles are complementary. The measure of the larger angle is 5 times the measure of the smaller angle. Find the degree measure of the larger angle. Answer by oberobic(2304) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two angles: a & b.
They are complementary, so
a + b = 90
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One angle is 5 times the other.
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a = 5b
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substitute a=5b
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5b + b = 90
6b = 90
b = 15
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a + b = 90
a = 90 -15
a = 75
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Answer: The two angles are 15 and 75 degrees.
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Done.
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