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(a) An angle measures 50°. What is the measure of its complement?

(b) angle measures 32°. What is the measure of its supplement?​

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Answer:

a) 40 degrees b) 148 degrees

Explanation:

a) Complementary angles are angles that in total measure 90 degrees, or form a right angle. If one angle is 50 degrees, then 90 - 50 = 40, meaning the measure of its complement will be 40 degrees.

b) Supplementary angles are similar but in total measure 180 degrees, or form a straight angle. If one angle measures 32 degrees, then 180 - 32 is equal to 148, meaning the measure of its supplement will be 148 degrees.

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