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Angle a and b are supplementary,angle a is 32 What is angle b?

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By definition, two angles are called supplementary when their measures add up to 180 degrees.

Given:

angle a and b are supplementary

a = 32

Using the definition above:


\begin{gathered} a\text{ + b = 180} \\ 32\text{ + b = 180} \\ \text{Collect like terms} \\ b\text{ = 180 -32} \\ b=148^0 \end{gathered}

Answer:

b = 148

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