Question

The measure of angle x is 25 more than 4 times the measure of its complement. find the measure of x. x= degrees

Answer 1

x = 25 +4*(90 -x) . . . . . x is 25 more than 4 times its complement
x = 385 -4x . . . . . . . . . eliminate parentheses
5x = 385 . . . . . . . . . . . .add 4x
x = 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 5

The measue of angle x is 77°.