SOLUTION: Two angles are complementary angles. The first angle has four times as many degrees as the second angle. How many degrees are in each angle?

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Question 964287: Two angles are complementary angles. The first angle has four times as many degrees as the second angle. How many degrees are in each angle?
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Answer by macston(5194) About Me  (Show Source):
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x=second angle; 4x=first angle
4x+x=90 degrees
5x=90 degrees
x=18 degrees ANSWER 1: The second angle measures 18 degrees.
4x=4(18 degrees)=72 degrees ANSWER 2: the first angle measures 72 degrees.

Answer by lwsshak3(11628) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two angles are complementary angles. The first angle has four times as many degrees as the second angle. How many degrees are in each angle?
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let x=2nd complementary angle
4x=1st complementary angle
complementary angles add up to 90 ˚
x+4x=90
5x=90
x=18
4x=72
How many degrees are in each angle?
first angle=72˚
second angle=18˚