Finding an angle measure in a figure of a right or straight angle

Voodu asked Oct 23, 2023

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Voodu asked Oct 23, 2023

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Step-by-step explanation:

Angles PQS and SQR are complementary angles. This means that their measures add up 90º. This is:

$m\angle PQS+m\angle SQR=90º$
55º+xº=90º

We can solve this for x:

$\begin{gathered} xº=90º-55º \\ x=35º \end{gathered}$

Answer:

x = 35º

Mizhgun answered Oct 27, 2023

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