To find the measure of the other angle, we need to understand what it means for two angles to be complementary. Complementary angles are two angles that add up to 90 degrees.
Let's denote the other angle as x.
Given that one angle measures 40 degrees, we know that the sum of these two angles should be 90 degrees. So we can write the equation:
40 + x = 90
To determine the measure of the other angle (x), we solve this equation for x.
Subtracting 40 from both sides of the equation:
x = 90 - 40
Simplifying:
x = 50
Therefore, the other angle measures 50 degrees.
Two angles are complementary. One angle measures 40 degrees. EXPLAIN how you can determine the measure of the other angle.
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