Complementary and Supplementary Angles

Date: 10/24/1999 at 12:44:55
From: S.M.ABDULLAH AURANGZEB 
Subject: Complementary and Supplementary Angles

Complementary angles: I have defined complementary as "if the sums of 
two angles is 90 degrees, or a right angle, then they are called 
complementary angles." Is this right?

Supplementary angle: "if the sum of two angles is 180 degrees, or a 
straight angle, they are called supplementary angles." Is this right?

Date: 10/24/1999 at 14:11:14
From: Doctor White
Subject: Re: Complementary and Supplementary Angles

S.M. -

Your definitions are correct. 

Complementary angles are two angles whose sum equals 90 degrees.

  Example: 

    30 degrees and 60 degrees are complementary (30 + 60 = 90)

Supplementary angles are two angles whose sum equals 180 degrees.

  Example: 

    125 degrees and 55 degrees are supplementary (125 + 55 = 180)

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