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

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Responses

101°
101 degrees

121°
121 degrees

21°
21 degrees

11°
11 degrees

Answer 1

To find the measure of the other angle, we use the fact that complementary angles add up to 90 degrees.

If one angle measure is 79 degrees, the other angle measure can be found by subtracting 79 from 90:

90 - 79 = 11

Therefore, the other angle measure is 11 degrees.