Question

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

Answer 1

Answer:

a) 40 degrees b) 148 degrees

Step-by-step 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.