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Question 396994: The measure of an angle and its complement are in the ratio 4:11. what is the measure of the two angles? I tried 4x and 11x so far but lost my way of getting to the answer :( Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The measure of an angle and its complement are in the ratio 4:11. what is the measure of the two angles?
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Let the angle be "x".
Its complement is "90-x"
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Equation:
x/(90-x) = 4/11
11x = 4(90-x)
11x = 360-4x
15x = 360
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x = 24 degrees
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90-x = 66 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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