Which expression finds the measure of an angle that is coterminal with a [tex]$300^{\circ}$[/tex] angle?

A. [tex]$300^{\circ}-860^{\circ}$[/tex]
B. [tex]$300^{\circ}-840^{\circ}$[/tex]
C. [tex]$300^{\circ}-740^{\circ}$[/tex]
D. [tex]$300^{\circ}-720^{\circ}$[/tex]



Answer :

To determine the measure of an angle that is coterminal with a \(300^{\circ}\) angle using the given expressions, let's calculate the difference between \(300^{\circ}\) and each of the given expressions.

A coterminal angle is an angle that, when multiplied by a full rotation (i.e., \(360^{\circ}\)), results in an angle that is either positive or negative equivalent to the original angle:

1. \(300^{\circ} - 860^{\circ}\)

[tex]\[ 300^{\circ} - 860^{\circ} = -560^{\circ} \][/tex]

2. \(300^{\circ} - 840^{\circ}\)

[tex]\[ 300^{\circ} - 840^{\circ} = -540^{\circ} \][/tex]

3. \(300^{\circ} - 740^{\circ}\)

[tex]\[ 300^{\circ} - 740^{\circ} = -440^{\circ} \][/tex]

4. \(300^{\circ} - 720^{\circ}\)

[tex]\[ 300^{\circ} - 720^{\circ} = -420^{\circ} \][/tex]

Thus, the coterminal angles we calculated from the provided expressions are:

1. \(-560^{\circ}\)
2. \(-540^{\circ}\)
3. \(-440^{\circ}\)
4. \(-420^{\circ}\)

These values represent the measures of angles that are coterminal with a [tex]\(300^{\circ}\)[/tex] angle for each of the given expressions.

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