SOLUTION: The measure of one angle is 5 times the measure of its complement. -how do i solve this?-

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Question 342567: The measure of one angle is 5 times the measure of its complement. -how do i solve this?-
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Let represent the measure of the complement of the angle. Then the measure of the angle must be



Solve for to get the complement. Times 5 to get the angle.


John

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