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Complementary Angles

Formula, Examples, diagrams and practice problems


Complementary angles are angles whose sum is 90°
Angles a and B on the left are complementary because the two angles add up to 90°.
(By the way,complementary angles do not necessarilly have to be adjacent angles. In other words, complementary angles do not have to be side-by-side. The only requirement to be complementary angles is adding up to 90°.)
Practice Problems
What is the ma in the picture on the left?
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What is ma in the picture on the left?
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  What is mx in the picture on the left?
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1 = 2x+1 & 2 =3x+4
What is the value of x?
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What is the measure of the two complementary angles?
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