SOLUTION: If x and y are supplementary angles, the y is acute (always sometimes never)

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Question 1029583: If x and y are supplementary angles, the y is acute (always sometimes never)
Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) About Me  (Show Source):
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Examples? Counterexamples?

x%2By=180 and expect 0%3Cx%3C180 and 0%3Cy%3C180.

Can y be less than 90 degrees?
Must y be less than 90 degrees?
Can y be more than 90? Must be more than 90?
Can both x and y be 90 degrees?


ANSWER to the question of the problem: SOMETIMES.
Can you justify this using examples?