Two angles are complementary. The sum of the measure of the first angle and one-fourth the second angle is 58.5 degrees. What are the measures of the small and large angle?
1 Answer
Jan 12, 2016
Let the angles be
Complementary angles are those whose sum is
It is given that
The sum of the measure of the first angle and one-fourth the second angle is 58.5 degrees can be written as a equation.
Multiply both sides by
Put
Therefore, the small angle is