Determine the measure of an angle whose measure is 17 times that of its complement.

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Jillian Vance

2 October, 23:13

Determine the measure of an angle whose measure is 17 times that of its complement.

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Arturo Galvan · Answer 1

Complement angles are angles which when added, the sum is equal to 90 degrees. In this case, we let angle one as x while angle 2 is represented by 17x. The equation then is equal to x + 17x = 90; 18x = 90. x from the equation is equal to 5. Hence teh angles are 5 degrees and 85 degrees