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Complementary angles have measures (4x)° and (5x−27)°. find the measure of the larger angle.

User Adboco
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Answer:

4x=90

X=90÷4

X=22.5

5x-27=90

5x=90+27

5x=117

X=117÷5

X=23.4

So 23.4 is a larger angle

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