Use facts about supplementary angles to solve the following problem. Two angles are supplementary and have measures m <ABC = 15 and m<CBD = x. What is the value of m <CBD?

165

15

75

180

1 answer

Supplementary angles are two angles that add up to 180 degrees. In this problem, we are given that:

  • \( m \angle ABC = 15^\circ \)
  • \( m \angle CBD = x \)

Since these two angles are supplementary, we can write the equation:

\[ m \angle ABC + m \angle CBD = 180^\circ \]

Substituting the known value:

\[ 15^\circ + x = 180^\circ \]

To find \( x \), we can solve for it:

\[ x = 180^\circ - 15^\circ \]

\[ x = 165^\circ \]

Therefore, the value of \( m \angle CBD \) is 165 degrees.