GED Math : Geometry and Graphs

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Example Questions

Example Question #11 : Supplementary Angles

There are three angles that, altogether, are supplementary. The second angle is 10 degrees larger than the first, while the third is 10 larger than the second. What is the size of the middle-sized angle?

Possible Answers:

 

 

 

 

Cannot be computed from the information provided

Correct answer:

 

Explanation:

Since all three angles are supplementary, you know that they must add up to  degrees. However, you need to manage some of the other details. Imagine that the first one is  degrees. The second must be  degrees. This means that the third is  or  degrees. Therefore, you could draw the following:

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Based on this data, you know:

Simplifying, you get:

The middle angle is  or  degrees

Example Question #502 : 2 Dimensional Geometry

Angles x and y are supplementary.  If , what is the value of x?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Two angles are supplementary if they add up to . So, to find supplementary angles, we will use the following formula:

Now, we know . So, we can substitute and solve for x. We get

Example Question #12 : Supplementary Angles

Suppose a pair of angles are supplementary.  What is the other angle if one angle is ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Supplementary angles add up to 180 degrees.

To find the other angle, we will need to subtract the given angle from 180.

Combine like-terms.

The answer is:  

Example Question #504 : 2 Dimensional Geometry

Angles x and y are supplementary.  If , find x.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Two angles are supplementary if they add up to . So, we use the following formula:

Now, we know  So, we will substitute and solve for x. We get

Example Question #505 : 2 Dimensional Geometry

If two angles are supplementary, where one given angle measurement is  degrees, and the other angle is  degrees,what must be the value of ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Set up an equation such that both angles will add up to 180 degrees, since these are supplementary angles.

Combine like-terms.

Subtract fifty from both sides.

Divide by 100 on both sides.

The answer is:  

Example Question #506 : 2 Dimensional Geometry

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Figure NOT drawn to scale.

Refer to the above figure. Evaluate .

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The marked angles form a linear pair and are therefore supplementary - their degree measures total . Set the sum of the expressions equal to 180, and solve for :

Simplify and collect like terms:

Subtract 88 from both sides:

Divide both sides by 2:

Example Question #501 : Geometry And Graphs

If an angle is measured 75 degrees, what is the other angle if both angles are supplementary?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Supplementary angles sum up to 180 degrees.

To find the other angle, subtract the given angle from 180 degrees.

The answer is:  

Example Question #22 : Supplementary Angles

Suppose the angle  and  are supplementary.  What must be a possible angle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If two angles are supplementary, they must add up to 180 degrees.

Set up an equation such that both angles will add to 180 degrees.

Solve the equation.

Divide by 5 on both sides.

One of the possible angles is either  or .

The answer is:  

Example Question #502 : Geometry And Graphs

Two angles are supplementary if they add up to:

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Two angles are supplementary if they add up to .

Example Question #24 : Supplementary Angles

Two angles are supplementary. If one angle is , what is the value of the other angle?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

If two angles are supplementary, they add up to . So, we can use the formula:

Now, we know one angle is . So, we can substitute and then solve for the other angle. So, we get

Therefore, the other angle is .

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