SOLUTION: find the measure of an angle whos compliment is seventeen times its measure

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Question 655902: find the measure of an angle whos compliment is seventeen times its measure
Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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find the measure of an angle whose complement is seventeen times its measure
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Angle: x
Complement: 90-x
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Equation:
90-x = 17x
18x = 90
x = 5 degrees
90-x = 85 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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