Two angles are complementary when they add up to 90 degrees<span>
</span><span>smaller angle = x
</span><span>larger angle = 9x
</span>
x + 9x = 90
10x = 90
x = 90/10
x = 9° ← smaller angle
larger angle = 9x = 9 * 9 = 81°
17 inches
15^2 + 8^2 = 289
square root of 289 = 17 inches
