Nevada Grade 4 Math

Two adjacent, non-overlapping angles share a vertex and a boundary ray. Their measures add to the measure of the full angle. This model makes the given whole explicit so that no straight-angle assumption is needed.

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Angle AOC measures 75°. Ray OB lies inside it, and angle AOB measures 40°. Find x, the measure of angle BOC. Write an equation and check that the parts reproduce the whole.

Work through the reasoning

Angle AOB and angle BOC fill angle AOC without overlapping. Thus 40 + x = 75. Subtract 40 from both sides to find x = 35, so angle BOC measures 35°. Check: 40° + 35° = 75°. The unknown is smaller than the whole, and both parts have positive measures. The diagram shows the three rays sharing O and the middle ray inside the full angle. It helps identify the relationship, but the stated measures determine the answer. There is no reason to subtract from 180° because AOC is not given as a straight angle.

Check the common mistake

Adding 40 and 75 counts a part once more after it is already included in the whole. Subtracting from 90 invents a right angle; subtracting from 180 invents a straight angle. Keep track of which rays define each angle before choosing an operation. The length of a ray segment drawn on the page does not determine the angle measure. Resizing the display also does not change the given 75° and 40°.

Try a related case

Suppose a full angle measures 110° and an interior ray divides off 65°. Set up 65 + y = 110, giving y = 45°. Sketch a suitable obtuse whole angle and label both parts. Check the addition rather than assuming that every two-part angle must be a right angle.

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