Engineering Board Exam Reviewer · Angles and Angle Measurement · medium

Two supplementary angles differ by 40°. Find the smaller angle.

  1. 110°
  2. 90°
  3. 70°
  4. 50°

Answer

C. 70°

Solution

x+(x+40°)=180° x=70°.

More Angles and Angle Measurement questions

  1. Between 2 o'clock and 3 o'clock, after how many minutes past 2:00 do the hands of a clock coincide?
  2. Find the smaller angle between the hands of a clock at 3:40.
  3. The angles of a triangle are in the ratio 2:3:4. Find the smallest angle.
  4. What is the smaller angle between the hour hand and the minute hand of a clock at 4:00?
  5. Find the supplement of an angle of 118°.
  6. Find the complement of an angle of 37°.
  7. Convert 3200 mils to degrees. (One full revolution equals 6400 mils.)
  8. Find the angle in mils subtended by a line 20 yards long at a distance of 4000 yards.
  9. A surveyor measures an angle of 3° at a distance of 2 km. Find the arc length subtended, assuming a circular arc of radius 2 km.
  10. Assuming the earth is a sphere of radius 6400 km, find the distance along a 4° arc at the equator.

All Angles and Angle Measurement questions