document.write( "Question 901868: If an angle is acute, then the measure of its complement must be greater than the measure of its supplement. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #546995 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Call the acute angle $\"+alpha+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "The assertion to test is:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+90+-+alpha+%3E+180+-+alpha+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+90+%3E+180+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "This leads to a contradiction, so
\n" ); document.write( "the correct assertion is:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+180+-+alpha+%3E+90+-+alpha+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+180+%3E+90+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "The supplement is greater than
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