Question

(a) An angle measures 140 f . What is the measure of its supplement? (b) An angle measures 36 f . What is the measure of its complement?

Answer 1

(a) 40° and (b) 54°

Note the following

supplementary angle sum to 180°

complementary angles sum to 90°

(a) the supplement of 140° = 180° - 140° = 40°

(b) the complement of 36° = 90° - 36° = 54°