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The measure of an angle is four times the measure of a complementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?
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The measure of an angle is four times the measure of a complementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?

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Answer:

72 and 18

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User Urie
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Complementary means that the angles add up to 90 degrees.
We know that angle 1 = 4 × angle 2
So...
x + 4x = 90
5x = 90
x = 18. Angle 1
4x = 72. Angle 2
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