Please help Geometry!!!
An angle measures 42 degrees more than twice the measure of its complement. What is the measure of its complement?
a. 16º
b. 26º
c. 46º
d. 106º

Thank-you!!!


Respuesta :

First, lets comprehend the question.

A complement of a number is a number in which added to the number, it will be measure 90.
The phrase: "More than" means you gotta add it
The phrase: "twice the complement of the number" means you gotta multiply the complement by 2.

Next step, solving.
To get the complement of 42° we must subtract it by 90°.
So 90-42=48. So the complement of 42 is 48 since they both add up to 90.
Now it says here to multiply the complement twice. So multiply 48 by 2

The measure of the complementary angle is 16°. Using the definition of complementary angles, the value is obtained.

What are complementary angles?

The two angles whose sum is equal to 90° are said to be complementary angles. I.e., a and b are two complementary angles, then ∠a + ∠b = 90°.

Finding the complementary angle from the given data:

Given that,

An angle measures 42 degrees more than twice the measure of its complement.

So, consider the required complementary angle as x

Then twice of the complementary angle = 2x

The angle measures 42 degrees more than the twice the measure of its complement = 2x + 42

So, the other angle is (2x + 42)°

Since we know that sum of the complementary angles = 90°

⇒ x + (2x+42) = 90°

⇒ 3x + 42 = 90°

⇒ 3x = 90 - 42

⇒ 3x = 48°

∴ x = 16°

Thus, the measure of its complementary angle is 16°.

And the other angle is 2x + 42 = 2(16) + 42 = 74°

So, angles 74° and 16° are complementary angles.

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