Question

Find the measure of Angle 1.

measure of angle 1 = x
measure of angle 2 = x-6

Answer 1

The picture makes angles 1 and 2 complementary.
x + x - 6 = 90
Just solve that.

Answer 2

i keep coming up with different answers

Answer 3

What are the answers you came up with?

Answer 4

ive gotten 99?

Answer 5

Well, when you combine like terms:
2x - 6 = 90
2x = 96
Can you finish it?

Answer 6

this is all so confuzing to me aha.

Answer 7

What is the opposite of multiplication?

Answer 8

division

Answer 9

Ok. Do you realize that 2/2 is 1?

Answer 10

yes. Im coming up with 41?

Answer 11

Alright. Since 2 is being multiplied to x, you want to get x by itself.
2x = 96
2x/2 = 96/2
Can you finish it up here?

Answer 12

By dividing by 2 on both sides, you get x by itself and you also keep the equation balanced.

Answer 13

I did 96/2 and got 48?

Answer 14

Yup. x = 48. Since angle 1 = x, you can say <1 = 48.

Answer 15

Thank you I have one more im posting.