Question

The measures of the larger angles are __ and the measure of the smaller angles are __.

a) Larger: 60°, Smaller: 120°
b) Larger: 120°, Smaller: 60°
c) Larger: 45°, Smaller: 135°
d) Larger: 135°, Smaller: 45°

Answer 1

Angles can be measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds. The larger angle is 53 degrees, 23 minutes, and 6 seconds, while the smaller angle is 53 degrees and 1 minute.

Step-by-step explanation:

Actually, these are two angles, measured in degrees, minutes of arc and seconds of arc. A degree contains 60 minutes of arc and a minute contains 60 seconds of arc. The larger angle is 53 degrees, 23 minutes, and 6 seconds, while the smaller angle is 53 degrees and 1 minute.