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Question 328567: an angle measure x degrees. what is the measure of its compliment? what is the measure of its supplement?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
an angle measure x degrees.
what is the measure of its compliment?
90-x
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what is the measure of its supplement?
180-x
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Cheers,
Stan H.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
What is a "compliment" of an angle? "You are a pretty angle" or perhaps "You are a cute angle" (Pun intended). Whatever it is, I don't know how you would take the measure of a polite expression of praise or admiration given to an angle, no matter how deserving the angle might be.
On the other hand, the "complement" of an angle is an angle such that the sum of the measures of the angle and its complement is 
The supplement of an angle is an angle such that the sum of the measures of the angle and its supplement is 
So, if 
, then you can always say that 
John
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