Question

2. One angle is one less than six times the measure of

Answer 1

The equations used to find the measure of each angle in degrees is x + y = 90 and x = 6y - 1

The two complementary angles are 77 degrees and 13 degrees

Solution:

Given that two angles are complementary angles

Complementary angles are two angles whose sum is 90 degrees

Let one of the angle be "x" and the other angle be "y"

Therefore,

x + y = 90 ------ eqn 1

Also given that,

One angle is one less than six times the measure of  another

one angle = six times the other angle - 1

x = 6y - 1 ------ eqn 2

Substitute eqn 2 in eqn 1

6y - 1 + y = 90

Thus the above equation is used to find the measure of each angle in degrees

Solve the above equation

6y + y - 1 = 90

7y - 1 = 90

7y = 91

y = 13

Substitute y = 13 in eqn 2

x = 6(13) - 1

x = 78 - 1

x = 77

Thus the two complementary angles are 77 degrees and 13 degrees