SOLUTION: Find the measure of an angle whose supplement is five times as large as its complement.

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Question 492235: Find the measure of an angle whose supplement is five times as large as its complement.
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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5(90 - x) = 180 - x
450 - 5x = 180 - x
270 = 4x
67.5 = x, the angle.
22.5 degrees the complement.
112.5 degrees the supplent.
22.5 * 5 = 112.5 degrees.
Cleomenius.