Question

< A and < B are complementary angles.

< A = 3 x - 2 and < B = 2 x + 12

Find the measure of < A :

Answer 1

Answer: The measure of Angle A is 46 degrees.

Explanation:

Complementary angles are angles that when both added together are equal to 90 degrees. So the measure of angle A plus the measure of angle B is equal to 90 or 3x - 2 + 2x + 12 = 90. Add like terms so you get 5x + 10 = 90. Subtract 10 on both sides you get 5x = 80. Divide by 5 on both sides and you get x = 16. To find the measure of angle A, plug in your x value. So M<A = 3(16) - 2. Ange A is equal to 46. I double checked my answer too and plugged my x value into M<B and got 44. So indeed 44 + 46 = 90.