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One angle and a pair of complementary angles is 5 times greater than the other angle what is the measure of angles

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Answer:

15° and 75°

Step-by-step explanation:

The complementary angles always total to 90°. Let one angle be x then the other angle is 5x so the total sum will be 90°.

Mathematically

x+5x= 90°

6x= 90°

x=90°/6

x= 15°

So one angle is 15 ° and the other angle is 15*5= 75°

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