Finding the Complement
Part of the Angles section of Coddy's Geometry journey. Lesson 11 of 59.
When a part of a right angle carries a letter, the rule gives an equation instead of a number. The parts still add up to 90°.
Here the parts are (x + 10)° and 35°, so . Collect the numbers: , so . Check by putting it back: the first part is 55°, and 55 + 35 is 90.
On the board this line comes from Adjacent angles add: the two parts fill the corner ABC, and the board writes the square as 90. Tap the parts, pick the rule, and solve the equation it writes.
Challenge
The ray BD splits the marked right angle ABC. Tap the parts, pick the rule that connects them, and solve the equation the board writes for x. Then press Check.
Try it yourself
Use the figure to find x
All lessons in Angles
4Vertical Angles
Two Lines CrossVertical Angles Are EqualSolving with VerticalsAll Four AnglesRecap: At the Crossing7Parallels and Transversals
Parallel LinesCorresponding AnglesAlternate AnglesCo-interior AnglesWhich Rule Is ItRecap: The Three Pairs5Around a Point
Angles Around a PointThe Missing AngleEqual SlicesFour Angles, One PointRecap: The Full Turn3Right Angles and Complements
The Square MarkComplementary AnglesPerpendicular LinesFinding the ComplementEqual Parts of a CornerRecap: The Right Corner6The Angle Bisector
The Angle BisectorBisected ExpressionsBisecting a Straight AngleRecap: Split in Half