Two complementary angles have measures (4x)°

and (2x)°
. What is the value of x
and the two angle measures?

1 answer

Complementary angles are two angles that add up to 90 degrees. Given the two angles are \( (4x)^\circ \) and \( (2x)^\circ \), we can set up the following equation:

\[ 4x + 2x = 90 \]

Combining like terms:

\[ 6x = 90 \]

Now, we can solve for \( x \) by dividing both sides by 6:

\[ x = \frac{90}{6} = 15 \]

Now that we have the value of \( x \), we can find the measures of the two angles:

  1. The first angle: \[ 4x = 4(15) = 60^\circ \]

  2. The second angle: \[ 2x = 2(15) = 30^\circ \]

Thus, the value of \( x \) is \( 15 \), and the measures of the two angles are \( 60^\circ \) and \( 30^\circ \).