We read your photo as:
Draw two perpendicular lines, label the angles A, B, C, D, describe their relationship, and solve for x if one angle is 2x+10 degrees.
ScanSolve AI Answer
Answer
Step-by-step solution
3 stepsPart 1.1
To draw two perpendicular lines intersecting at a point O
Draw a straight horizontal line. Then, draw a straight vertical line that crosses the horizontal line exactly at its midpoint. The point where these two lines intersect is point O.
Part 1.2
To label the angles A, B, C, D formed around the intersection
Starting from the top-right quadrant and moving counter-clockwise, label the angles.
- The angle in the top-right quadrant is A.
- The angle in the top-left quadrant is B.
- The angle in the bottom-left quadrant is C.
- The angle in the bottom-right quadrant is D.
Part 1.3
The relationship between the angles
When two lines are perpendicular, they intersect to form four right angles.
Therefore, all four angles formed at the intersection are equal to .
Additionally, vertically opposite angles are equal ( and ), and adjacent angles on a straight line are supplementary (e.g., ).
Part 1.4
Solve for if one angle is given as and a perpendicular angle is .
Set up the equation.
Since the angle is a perpendicular angle, its measure is .
Subtract from both sides of the equation.
Divide by 2 to solve for .
The value of is .
Try one yourself
A new problem that tests the same skill.
Still stuck on this one?
Ask a follow-up, and the answer starts from this question.