# complement and supplement

• January 11th 2010, 08:41 PM
VNVeteran
complement and supplement
Find ( if possible ) the complement and supplement of each angle.

A. 1

B. 2
• January 11th 2010, 08:46 PM
pickslides
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Originally Posted by VNVeteran
Find ( if possible ) the complement and supplement of each angle.

A. 1

B. 2

Are these numbers you have provided in degrees?

Complement of an angle makes up 90 degrees, supplement makes up 180 degrees.

Consider the angle 70 degrees, its complement will be 20 degrees (90-70), its supplement will be 110 degrees (180-70)
• January 11th 2010, 08:47 PM
VonNemo19
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Originally Posted by VNVeteran
Find ( if possible ) the complement and supplement of each angle.

A. 1

B. 2

So, what's the angle? Are you saying that the measure of angle A is $1rad$ or $1^{\circ}$, or what?
• January 11th 2010, 08:49 PM
VNVeteran
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Originally Posted by pickslides
Are these numbers you have provided in degrees?

Complement of an angle makes up 90 degrees, supplement makes up 180 degrees.

Consider the angle 70 degrees, its complement will be 20 degrees (90-70), its supplement will be 110 degrees (180-70)

Thanks but i dont understand how to find the answer. No, it is not in degree.
• January 11th 2010, 08:55 PM
VNVeteran
Quote:

Originally Posted by pickslides
Are these numbers you have provided in degrees?

Complement of an angle makes up 90 degrees, supplement makes up 180 degrees.

Consider the angle 70 degrees, its complement will be 20 degrees (90-70), its supplement will be 110 degrees (180-70)

the books just says to find compliment and suppliment of each angle.

question (a) 1
question (b) 2

the answer in the back was complement : pie/2-1 ~ .57
supplement : pie -1 ~ 2.14
• January 11th 2010, 08:59 PM
VonNemo19
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Originally Posted by VNVeteran
the books just says to find compliment and suppliment of each angle.

question (a) 1
question (b) 2

the answer in the back was complement : pie/2-1 ~ .57
supplement : pie -1 ~ 2.14

You are in radians my friend. Note that $\frac{\pi}{2}=90^{\circ}$
• January 11th 2010, 09:00 PM
pickslides
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Originally Posted by VNVeteran
Thanks but i dont understand how to find the answer. No, it is not in degree.

I have given you the definition, you need to give us a unit of measure so we can help further.