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Given: m∠A + m∠B = 90° (Definition of Complementary Angles).
Given: m∠B = (5x + 8)°
A) m∠A = 180° + (5x + 8) is your answer choice:
Why it isn't the others:
B) m∠A = 90° - (5x + 8)
You are solving for complementary angles (90° in total when combined), so you subtract the measurement for B (5x + 8) to get A.
C) m∠A = 180° - 2(5x + 8)°
You double the complementary angle to solve for the supplementary. Essentially, just divide this answer by two to get the complementary angles.
D) m∠A = 82 - 5x
I was confused by this one, but essentially they just did one step of the isolating the variable, which was subtracting 8 from both sides. They did not finish isolating the variable however.
The rest of the question is as following
What is the distance from person B to the top of the hill?
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Answer;
The attached figure represents the explanation of the problem.
So, it is required to find the distance BH
It will be calculated as following
∠A = 65° and ∠B = 80°
∴ ∠H = 180° - (65° + 80° ) = 35°
But the side AB = 45
So, we can use the sine rule to find the side BH



∴ BH ≈ 71.1 feet
∴ The distance from person B to the top of the hill ≈ 71.1 feet
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