SOLUTION: the complement of an angle is 8 times as large as the angle. Find the measure of the complement.

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Question 516753: the complement of an angle is 8 times as large as the angle. Find the measure of the complement.
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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Angle be x
complement = 8x
8x+x=90
9x=90
/9
x=10 deg
complement = 90-10 = 80 deg