If your solution to stated problem does not match the given solution, you should self-critique per instructions at
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Your solution, attempt at solution.
If you are unable to attempt a solution, give a phrase-by-phrase interpretation of the problem along with a statement of what you do or do not understand about it. This response should be given, based on the work you did in completing the assignment, before you look at the given solution.
020. ``q Query 20
Question: `q Query 9.1.36 Given rays MO and OM
How do you express the intersection of the two rays?
How do you express the union of the two rays.
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`aSTUDENT SOLUTION:
The ray MO, designated by the letters MO with a single arrow over the top, originates at the point M, passes through the point O and continues forever.
The ray OM, designated by the letters OM with a single arrow over the top, originates at the point O, passes through the point M and continues forever.
The two rays have in common the line segment OM, which would be designated by the letters OM with a 'bar' over the top. This would be the intersection of the two rays.
The union of the two rays would form the line OM, which continues forever in both directions and is designated by the letters OM with a 'double arrow' over the top (a double arrow looks something like <-->).
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Question: `q Query 9.1.54 lines SR and TP intersect at Q, where Q lies between S and R, and also between T and P.
What are the names of the pairs of vertical angles for this figure?
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Given Solution:
The point Q lies between S and R on the first line, and between T and P on the second.
The angles formed by these two intersecting lines, running clockwise around the figure, are SQT, SQP, PQR and RQT.
A pair of vertical angles consists two alternate angles from this list. The only possibilities are
SQT and PQR
SQP and RQT
and these are the possible pairs of vertical angles.
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Question: `q Query 9.1.60 Angles 5x - 129 deg and 2x - 21 deg are vertical angles.
What is the value of x and how did you obtain it?
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Given Solution:
Since the angles are vertical angles, they are equal to each other, therefore, I set them up to be equal to each other and then solved. To check myself, I then substituted my answer in for x on both sides of the equation to make sure they were equal.
Starting with
5x - 129 deg = 2x - 21 deg
subtract 2x from both sides to get
3x - 129 deg = -21 deg. Add 129 deg to both sides to get
3x = 108 deg. Divide both sides by 3 to get
x = 36 deg.
To check substitute 36 deg in for x in the equation and simplify, getting 51 deg = 51 deg.
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Question: `q Query 9.1.72 The complement of an angle is 10 deg less that 1/5 of its supplement.
What is the measure of the angle and how did you get it?
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Given Solution:
Let x be the degree measure of the angle. Then the supplement is 180 deg – x; 10 deg less than 1/5 the supplement is 1/5(180 deg - x) – 10 deg. The complement is 90 deg - x.
So the equation is
90 deg - x = 1/5(180 deg - x) – 10 deg. Multiplying both sides by 5 we get
450 deg – 5 x = 180 deg – x – 50 deg so that
450 deg – 5 x = 130 deg – x. Adding x – 450 deg to both sides we get
-4x = -320 deg so that
x = 80 deg.
Checking against the conditions of the problem:
The complement of 80 deg is 10 deg.
The supplement of 80 deg is 100 deg; 1/5 the supplement is 1/5 * 100 deg = 20 deg, so the complement 10 deg is 10 deg less than the supplement 20 deg. **
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Question: `q Query Add comments on any surprises or insights you experienced as a result of this assignment.