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Does anybody know this?Two complementary angles are in the ratio of 4:6 find the measure of the smallest angle and the value of x.

Does anybody know this?Two complementary angles are in the ratio of 4:6 find the measure-example-1
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Answer:

36

Explanation:

A ratio 4:6 means the one quantity is 4/10 of the full thing:

While the other quantity is 6/10 of the full thing

So the smaller angle will be 4/10 of the the complementary angle.

Complementary angle is 90.

So 4/10 of 90 is 36.

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