SOLUTION: Find the measure of an angle whose complement is four times its measure.

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Question 98628: Find the measure of an angle whose complement is four times its measure.
Answer by checkley71(8403) About Me  (Show Source):
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2 COMPLEMENTARY ANGLES=90 DEGREES.
X+4X=90
5X=90
X=90/5
X=18 DEGREES FOR THE SMALLER COMPLEMENTARY ANGLE.
4*18=72 DEGREES FOR THE LARGER ANGLE.
PROOF
18+72=90
90=90