CK-12 Geometry Concepts

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1.7. Complementary Angles http://www.ck12.org


8 r+ 9 ◦+ 7 r+ 5 ◦= 90 ◦
15 r+ 14 ◦= 90 ◦
15 r= 76 ◦
r= 5. 067 ◦

However, this is not what the question asks for. You need to plugrback into each expression to find each angle.


m^6 GHI= 8 ( 5 ◦)+ 9 ◦= 49 ◦
m^6 JKL= 7 ( 5 ◦)+ 6 ◦= 41 ◦

Example C


Name one pair of complementary angles in the diagram below.


One example is^6 INJand^6 JNK.


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CK-12 Foundation: Chapter1ComplementaryAnglesB


Vocabulary


Two angles arecomplementarywhen they add up to 90◦.


Guided Practice


Find the measure of an angle that is complementary to^6 ABCifm^6 ABCis


1. 45◦


2. 82◦


3. 19◦


4.z◦

Answers:



  1. 45◦

  2. 8◦

  3. 71◦

  4. 90−z◦

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