document.write( "Question 508001: Please explain why the measure of a complement of an angle can never be exactly half the measure of the supplement of the angle \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #340933 by richard1234(7193)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! What if the angle measures 0 degrees? Then the complement is 90 and the supplement is 180.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For angular measures greater than 0 and less than 90, this is impossible because if (180-x) = 2(90-x), then -x = -2x which doesn't occur unless x = 0. \n" ); document.write( " |