Question

Angle DEF and angle FEG are complementary. The measure of angle DEF = (3x-4)º and the measure of angle FEG = (5x+6)º. What is the measure of angle DEF?

Answer 1

I keep getting 26 :/

Answer 2

do you know complementary angles and what do their sum equals to ?

Answer 3

Yeahh complementary = 90 degrees

Answer 4

correct !! 3x-4+5x+6=90 now solve for x

Answer 5

Thats what I was doing.. 3x nd 5x are like terms. So you combine them right? nd get 8x

Answer 6

yes 8x+2=90

Answer 7

what you got for x

Answer 8

Thanks! I was combining 4 and 6.. nd getting 8x + 10 = 90. But i see now (:

Answer 9

:)

Answer 10

Whts the answer