SOLUTION: Angles ABC and CBD are complementary. Angle CBD is 9 times angle ABC. Find the measure of each angle.

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Question 387123: Angles ABC and CBD are complementary. Angle CBD is 9 times angle ABC. Find the measure of each angle.
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let angle ABC = x, CBD = 180-x. Then

180-x = 9x, since angle CBD is 9 times angle ABC

Solving, x = 18, so angle ABC = 18 degrees and angle CBD = 162 degrees