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Posted by JOHNNY on Friday, May 21, 2010 at 5:01pm.

Two angles are complementary. The sum of the measure of the first angle and one-fourth the second angle is 87.75 degrees. Find the measures of the angles? What is the measure of the smaller angle? What is the measure of the other angle. Both in degrees...

Math - Damon, Friday, May 21, 2010 at 5:13pm
a + b = 90
a + .25 b = 87.75

so b = 90-a
a + .25(90-a) = 87.75
.75 a + 22.50 = 87.75
etc
Math - TIM, Friday, May 21, 2010 at 5:31pm
I am very confused?

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