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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the angle measures how many degrees?

OpenStudy (ajprincess):

Let the compliment angle be x. Then the angle will be 17x. Their sum is 180. That is 17x+x=180 solve for x and then multiply the value of x by 17 to get the answer.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

x=10

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so 170 degrees

OpenStudy (ajprincess):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it says I got it wrong then said complimentary angles sum to 90 degrees

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so i need to change the 180 to 90 in the equation right

OpenStudy (ajprincess):

yes u r right. I messed it up with supplementary angles. am sorry. Sum of complimentary angles=90 Sum of supplementary angles=180

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I got it thanks for the help it is 85

OpenStudy (ajprincess):

yes and yw.

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