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geometry senior
Problem
The measures of angles and are both positive, integer numbers of degrees. The measure of angle is a multiple of the measure of angle , and angles and are complementary angles. How many measures are possible for angle ?
Solution
The given information tells us that and for some . Therefore, we have . This simplifies to . can be any factor of except one, since . has factors, so there are 11 possible values of . Each value of uniquely determines the value of and therefore the value of , so there are possible measures for .
Final answer
11