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

121°

11°

21°

101°

1 answer

If two angles are complementary, the sum of their measures is 90°.

Let's call the other angle x.

So we have the equation:

79° + x = 90°

Subtracting 79° from both sides, we get:

x = 90° - 79°

x = 11°

Therefore, the other angle measure is 11°.