my homework says " the complement of an angle measures 39 degrees. What is the measure of the angle?
2007-01-22 21:23:45 · 4 answers · asked by Breezy 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
The angle necessary to reach a 90° when added to the first, necessarily acute angle. In your case, the base angle would be 51 degrees.
2007-01-22 21:27:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In geometry, when the total of the measures of two angles equals 90*, then they are called 'complementary angles', and each angle is called the complement of the other.
If the total of the measures of two angles equals 180*, then the angles are said to be 'supplementary angles', and each angle is called the supplement of the other.
In your example, the required angle would be 90* less 39* and so the measure of the required angle would be 51*.
2007-01-23 00:20:16 · answer #2 · answered by greenhorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with ongnoai.
complement angle = 90 degrees
supplement angle = 180 degrees
the answer to your problem is 51.
51+39=90
90=90
2007-01-22 21:31:22 · answer #3 · answered by go~ness! 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the angle's compliment is 141 degrees..to get the compliment of an angle subtract the degrees from 180.
2007-01-22 21:28:25 · answer #4 · answered by B-Rabbit 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋