HELP WILL GIVE AWARD AND FAN
If angle A measures 57 degrees and angle C is adjacent to angle A, what is the measure of angle C if the two angles are complementary?
a.123 degrees
b.60 degrees
c.48 degrees
d.33 degrees

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HELP WILL GIVE AWARD AND FAN
If angle A measures 57 degrees and angle C is adjacent to angle A, what is the measure of angle C if the two angles are complementary?	
a.123 degrees	
b.60 degrees	
c.48 degrees
d.33 degrees

mathmale · Answer

Hint:  write out what "complementary" means in this context.   Hint #2:  try drawing this situation.

ryamorgan284 · Answer

i would say b

mathmale · Answer

Ryan:  what does "complementary" mean to you?

anonymous · Answer

Complementary means equaling to 90 degrees right...?

mathmale · Answer

Right.  It's important to use that fact in addressing the question at hand.  Make the def'n more accurate by writing, "two angles whose sum is 90 degrees are complementary."

mathmale · Answer

If I understand the problem correctly, angles A and C are complementary.  What does that tell you about the measure of angle C?

ikram002p · Answer

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mathmale · Answer

Very nice work, @ikram002p !

ikram002p · Answer

np ^^

mathmale · Answer

Sasha May:

What's an appropriate value for the measure of angle C?