complementary and supplementary

Mathematics · College · Tue Nov 03 2020

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Complementary angles are angles that add up together to measure 90 degrees or π /2. 

Example:

∠A = 30 degrees

∠ B = 60 degrees

∠A and ∠B are complementary angles since they add up to 90 degrees.

Supplementary angles are angles that up to measure 180 degrees or π . 180 degrees is often represent as a straight line in the cartesian coordinate plane

Example:

∠T = 96 degrees

∠J=84 degrees

∠T and ∠J are supplementary angles since they add up to 180 degrees.

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