SOLUTION: Four times the measure of an angle equals the complement of that angle. Find the measure of both angles

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Question 496262: Four times the measure of an angle equals the complement of that angle. Find the measure of both angles
Answer by cleomenius(959) About Me  (Show Source):
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4x + x = 90
5x = 90
x = 18 degrees, this is one angle.
4(18) = 72 degrees, this is the second angle.
They add up to 90, this does check.
Cleomneinus