SOLUTION: If an angle is acute, then the measure of its complement must be greater than the measure of its supplement.

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Question 901868: If an angle is acute, then the measure of its complement must be greater than the measure of its supplement.
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, stanbon:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the acute angle +alpha+
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The assertion to test is:
+90+-+alpha+%3E+180+-+alpha+
+90+%3E+180+
This leads to a contradiction, so
the correct assertion is:
+180+-+alpha+%3E+90+-+alpha+
+180+%3E+90+
The supplement is greater than
the complement

Answer by stanbon(75887) About Me  (Show Source):
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If an angle is acute, then the measure of its complement must be greater than the measure of its supplement.
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Ans:: False
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Example::
Let angle be 10 degrees
Its complement is 80 degrees
Its supplement is 170 degrees
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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