Question

A figure displays two complementary nonadjacent angles. If one angle measure is 79°
, what is the other angle measure?(1 point)
Responses

101°
101 degrees

21°
21 degrees

121°
121 degrees

11°
11 degrees
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Answer 1

Complementary angles are two angles whose measures add up to 90 degrees. If one angle measures 79°, you can find the measure of the other angle by subtracting 79° from 90°:

\[
90° - 79° = 11°
\]

So, the other angle measures 11°. The correct response is:

11°