Supplementary and Complementary Angles

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Objective

I can calculate angle measures using the relationships of supplementary and complementary angles.

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Complementary angles are two or more angles that add up to exactly 90 degrees.

  2. 2

    Supplementary angles are two or more angles that add up to exactly 180 degrees, forming a straight line.

  3. 3

    To find the complement of an angle, subtract the given angle from 90 degrees; to find the supplement, subtract from 180 degrees.

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Practice

12 questions

1

What is the difference between complementary and supplementary angles?

2

If angle A is 52 degrees, what is the measure of its complement?

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Exit ticket

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Angle ABC measures 32°. What is the measure of its complement? Angle XYZ measures 125°. What is the measure of its supplement?

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