Math, asked by danielvelasquez, 11 months ago

The measure of the complement of an angle is one fifth the measure of the angle. What is the measure of each angle?

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Answered by Anonymous

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Let the angle be x deg

The other angle becomes 1/5x

Sum of complementary angles

x + 1/5 x = 90 deg

(5x+x)/ 5 = 90

6x = 450

x = 75deg

The other angle is 1/5(75) = 15 deg

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