SOLUTION: how do you figure out if pairs of angles are supplementary or complementary?

Question 564637: how do you figure out if pairs of angles are supplementary or complementary?
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Supplementary angles sum to 180 degrees, while complementary angles sum to 90 degrees. If two angle are supplementary two of their sides will appear to form a straight line. If they are complementary two of their sides will be perpendicular and appear to form an 'L' (or mirror 'L').
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