Complementary Angles Quick Check

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An illustration shows two non-adjacent angles, with angle J K L measuring 34 degrees and angle G H I measuring x degrees. Ray K L is vertical, and ray H I is horizontal.

If ∠LKJ and ∠GHI are complementary angles, what is the angle measure of ∠GHI ?

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Responses

66°
66 degrees

124°
124 degrees

146°
146 degrees

56°

Answer 1

To find the angle measure of ∠GHI, subtract the angle measure of ∠LKJ (34 degrees) from 90 degrees (complementary angles have a sum of 90 degrees).

90 degrees - 34 degrees = 56 degrees

Therefore, the angle measure of ∠GHI is 56 degrees.