Question

The complement of an angle is $5^{\circ}$ more than four times the angle. what is the number of degrees in the measure of the angle

Answer 1

17

Explanation:

Answer 2

17°

Explanation:

Let x represent the measure of the angle.

(90 -x) = 5 + 4x . . . . the complement is 5° more than 4 times the angle

85 = 5x . . . . . . . . . . add x-5 to both sides

17 = x . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 5

The measure of the angle is 17°.