Question

If tap and bre are supplementary and bre is its own complement, find the measure of tap. explain how you arrived at your answer

Answer 1

Supplementary angles are those whose sum is equal to 180° while those that are complementary are those whose sum is equal to 90°. Since, we are given that bre is the complement of itself, its measure can be calculated through the equation,
                           m∠bre + m∠bre = 90°
                                   m∠bre = 45°

Then, for the relationship of bre and tap, we have the equation,
                       m∠bre + m∠tap = 180°
                        45° + m∠tap = 180°
                                m∠tap = 135°

The measure of tap is equal to 135°.