SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary. The measure of the larger angle is five times the measure of the smaller angle. Find the measure of the larger angle.

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Question 1179153: Two angles are complementary. The measure of the larger angle is five times the measure of the smaller angle. Find the measure of the larger angle.
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Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source):
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Two angles are complementary. The measure of the larger angle is five times the measure of the smaller angle. Find the measure of the larger angle.
let one angle be x
other angle is 5x
5x+x =90
6x=90
x=15
One angle is 15 deg other is 5x -----> 65 deg

Answer by ikleyn(52832)   (Show Source):
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The correct answer is

        One angle is 15 deg, other is 5x = 75 deg

Answer by josgarithmetic(39623)   (Show Source):
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5n and n;

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