Question

the ratio of the measure of two complementary angles is 4 to 1. find the measure of each angle. help??

Answer 1

Okie dokie so
Complementary angles add to 180
4x+x=180
5x=180
x=36
so the angles are 36 and 4(36) which is 144
144
+36
180!

=)

Answer 2

thank you so much!
:)

Answer 3

Woops!! Sorry!! I made a mistake. Complementary angles add up to 90, so just follow the steps but add them up to 90; supplementary angles are the ones that add up to 180. =) My mistake!

Answer 4

@sarahnorville and you are sooooo welcome!!

Answer 5

oh no problem! so itd be 5x= 90, x= 18 and 4(18)?

Answer 6

Yes! Good job. =)

Answer 7

awesome!:D thanks again!

Answer 8

My pleasure! If you need anything else, I'm here! =)

Answer 9

okay, so im having trouble with this one: "A wire 60 inches long is cut into two pieces whose lengths have a ratio of 3 to 1. To find the length of each piece, let x be the length of the shorter piece. Since the wire is 60 inches long, and since the shorter piece is x inches long, what is the length of the longer piece?" how do i start that problem exactly?

Answer 10

would it just be 4x= 60, x=15 and 45?

Answer 11

@catsarecool1995

Answer 12

All righty!

If the ration of the lengths is 3 to 1, the ratios of the lengths to the total length is 3 to 4 and 1 to 4.

Given:
total length = 60 inches

shorter piece= x in

\[1/4 = x/60\]

multiply both sides by 60
15=x

Since the total length is 60, the longer piece is
60-15=45 in

Final answer: 45 inches!

Answer 13

Hope that helps clear it up for you!

Answer 14

okay, yeah that makes sense!

Answer 15

thanks!

Answer 16

Yay! Glad it makes sense. Your welcome! =)

Answer 17

@catsarecool1995 are you good at multiplying rational exponents by chance??

Answer 18

Let me try! What is your question?

Answer 19

well this is "equations with radicals" and its the square root of 2x+5 equals 7