Answer:
For starters for the angles to be complementary they have to be 90 degrees
and angle ECD is a 52 degree angle. Next, you would need to subtract 52 degrees from 90 degrees and get an answer of 38 degrees. Making DCF a 38 degree angle.
Step-by-step explanation:
The value of the angles should be. (x-40°). , (x-20°), (½x-10°) , not (x-40°) + (x-20°)+(½x-10°)
Sum of all the interior angles of a triangle is 180°.
So a equation can be made by the given data,
(x-40°) + (x-20°) + (½ x-10°) = 180°
x-40°+x-20°+½x-10° = 180°
2x+½x -60°-10° = 180°
5/2 x - 70° = 180°
5/2 x = 180° + 70°
5/2 x = 250°
x = 250° × 2/5
x = 50° × 2
x = 100°
So the angles are
x-40° = 100°-40° = 60°
x-20° = 100°–20° = 80°
½x-10° = ½(100)° - 10° = 50° -10° = 40°
The answer can be checked by putting the values of the angle we got in the second statement i.e. Sum of all the interior angles of a triangle is 180°.
60° + 80° + 40° = 100° + 80° = 180°
Again using the Pythagorean Theorem:
h^2=x^2+y^2, where h is the hypotenuse of a right triangle and x and y are the side lengths. You are given that the hypotenuse is 34 ft and the base side is 16ft. Let h=34, x=16, and y=height, then you have:
34^2=16^2+y^2
y^2=34^2-16^2
y^2=1156-256
y^2=900
y=√900
y=30 ft
So the ladder will reach a spot 30 feet high on the building.
