Question

(a) An angle measures 55 degrees . What is the measure of its complement?

(b) An angle measures 82 degrees. What is the measure of its supplement?

Answer 1

a) 35 degrees

b) 98 degrees

Explanation:

Complementary angles measure up to 90 degrees. So if one angle measures 55 degrees, the other would have to be 35 degrees as

55 + 35 = 90

Supplementary angles measure up to 180 degrees. So if one angle measures 82 degrees, the other would have to be 98 degrees as

82 + 98 = 180