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supplementary angles

American  
[suhp-luh-men-tuh-ree ang-guhlz] / ˌsʌp ləˈmɛn tə ri ˈæŋ gəlz /

plural noun

  1. Geometry. a pair of angles whose sum is 180°.


supplementary angles Scientific  
/ sŭp′lə-mĕntə-rē /
  1. Two angles whose sum is 180°.


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In the next example, we remember that the measures of supplementary angles add to 180.

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

We will need to add complementary angles and supplementary angles to our list some properties of angles.

From Textbooks May 6, 2020

The difference of two supplementary angles is 88 degrees.

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

The difference of two supplementary angles is 24 degrees.

From Textbooks Apr. 22, 2020

It may be noted that ∠P2CP1, being made up of halves of two supplementary angles, is a right angle.

From The Teaching of Geometry by Smith, David Eugene

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