Two adjacent angles, angle 1 and angle 2, form a resulting angle with a measure of 135°

. If the measure of angle 1 = (2x)°
and the measure of angle 2 is (2x+7)°
, what are the two unknown angle measures?

A. Angle 1 is 71° and angle 2 is 32°
.
B. Angle 1 is 67.5° and angle 2 is 67.5°

C. Angle 1 is 32° and angle 2 is 103°

D. Angle 1 is 64°and angle 2 is 71°

1 answer

To solve the problem, we set up the equation:

(2x) + (2x + 7) = 135

Combining like terms, we have:

4x + 7 = 135

Subtracting 7 from both sides, we get:

4x = 128

Dividing both sides by 4, we find:

x = 32

Now we can substitute the value of x back into the expressions for angle 1 and angle 2:

Angle 1: 2x = 2(32) = 64°
Angle 2: 2x + 7 = 2(32) + 7 = 71°

Therefore, the two unknown angle measures are:

Angle 1 is 64° and angle 2 is 71°

The correct answer is D. Angle 1 is 64° and angle 2 is 71°.