Question

An angle measures 4.2° more than the measure of its complementary angle. What is the measure of each angle?

Answer 1

Explanation:

If 2 angles are complementary, they are equal to 90 degrees. So, lets say that the measure of the first angle is x, and the measure of the second angle is y.

Since x measures 4.2 degrees more than its complementary angle (y), we can say that x - 4.2 = y

And, since they are complementary angles, x+y = 90.

We can now use a system of equations to solve. Since we know y = x-4.2, we can substitute y with x-4.2, making the equation x + x - 4.2 =90.

Simplify:

x+x-4.2=90

2x -4.2 =90

2x = 94.2

x= 47.1

Since y=x-4.2, we can now find y.

y = x-4.2

y= (47.1)-4.2

y=42.9

So, the measure of the angles is 47.1° and 42.9°.

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