supplementary angles

[ sŭp′lə-mĕntə-rē ]


  1. Two angles whose sum is 180°.

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How to use supplementary angles in a sentence

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

    The Teaching of Geometry | David Eugene Smith