im in math class in high school and i cant find the word.can anyone help me
2007-01-05 05:20:25 · 7 answers · asked by patrick k 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Complimentary comes from the word "complete".Complimentary means that completes something. In the Math class,the complimentary angles are the angles whose sum is equal to ninety degrees.So for example if one angle is: 40 degrees & it's given that the angles are complimentry that means that the second angle is equal to:90-40 which is equal to 50.
2007-01-05 13:30:12 · answer #1 · answered by ..pAniC aTTacks.. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's complementary, not complimentary. Angles are complementary if they add up to 180 degrees. Like a 70 degree angle would be complementary to a 110 degree angle. Anyway now that you have the correct spelling, look it up.
2007-01-05 13:29:10 · answer #2 · answered by rcpeabody1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are asking about this word in relation to angles:
The word "complement" is related to the word "complete," and comes from
a Latin word "complere" meaning "fill entirely." "Plere" in Latin means
fill, and "com" is an intensive prefix, meaning "do it all the way."
My dictionary says a "complement" is "something that completes, makes
up a whole, or brings to perfection." A complementary angle "completes"
a right angle (90 degrees).
2007-01-05 13:29:42 · answer #3 · answered by Mila 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Compliment may be an expression of praise, congratulation or encouragement. Complimentry is givining praise, congratulation or encouragement. I think.
2007-01-05 13:31:45 · answer #4 · answered by Bubby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are talking about complementary angles then it means when the sum of their measures adds up to 90 degrees.
2007-01-05 13:29:52 · answer #5 · answered by bookworm7 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Complimentary - We have overcharged you so much, we are going to throw in something of very little value that we can write off anyways to fool you in to thinking that you got a great deal.
Oh...you mean in reference to math...sorry.
2007-01-05 13:29:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋