SOLUTION: Find the angle which is 4 times its complement ?

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Question 871081: Find the angle which is 4 times its complement ?
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Answer by lenny460(1073) About Me  (Show Source):
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Find the angle which is 4 times its complement ?
Let the angle be x degrees.
4 times its complement is 4x degrees.
Complementary angles add up to 90 degrees.
x + 4x = 90
5x = 90
Divide each side by 5
5x/5 = 90/5
x = 18

Answer:
18 degrees





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Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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72 is 4 times 18