STANDARD 13

WORD PROBLEMS:
SUPPLEMENTARY AND COMPLEMENTARY ANGLES

SUPPLEMENT AND COMPLEMENT: NUMERIC

SUPPLEMENT: GENERAL
COMPLEMENT: GENERAL
SUPPLEMENT AND COMPLEMENT: GENERAL

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STANDARD 7:
Students prove and use theorems involving the properties of parallel
lines cut by a transversal, the properties of quadrilaterals, and
properties of circles.
ESTÁNDAR 7:
Los estudiantes prueban y usan teoremas involucrando las propiedades
de líneas paralelas cortadas por una transversal, las propiedades de
cuadriláteros, y las propiedades de círculos.

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Find the measure of the COMPLEMENT and SUPPLEMENT of the angle below:

Complement
Calculating the complement:

65° 90° – 65° = 25°

25°
65°

Calculating the supplement: Supplement:

180° – 65° = 115°

115° 65°

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Find the measure of the COMPLEMENT and SUPPLEMENT of the angle below:

Complement
Calculating the complement:

55° 90° – 55° = 35°

35°
55°

Calculating the supplement: Supplement:

180° – 55° = 125°

125° 55°

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Find the measure of the SUPPLEMENT of the angle below:

Supplement:

180° – X°
X°
(180 – X)°

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Find the measure of the COMPLEMENT of the angle below:

Complement

X°

90 – X°
(90-X)°

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Find COMPLEMENT AND SUPPLEMENT of any given angle:

Let’s call our angle X: Complement

Calculating the complement:
(90 – X)°
90° – X°
X° X°

Calculating the supplement: Supplement:

180° – X°

(180 – X)° X°

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The supplement of an angle is twenty less than the angle, find this angle
and the supplement.

X is the angle
180 –X X
180 – X is the supplement

180 – X = X – 20
+X +X
180 = 2X – 20
+20 +20
200 = 2X
2 2
X = 100 Then the supplement:

180 – X = 180 – 100

= 80
The angle is 100° and the supplement is 80°. 8
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The complement of an angle is two times the angle, find this angle and the
complement.

X is the angle 90 - X
90 – X is the complement X

90 – X = 2X
+X +X
90 = 3X
3 3
X = 30 Then the complement:

90 – X = 90 – 30
= 60

The angle is 30° and the complement is 60°.

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The complement of an angle is 10 more than the angle, find this angle and
the complement.

X is the angle 90 - X
90 – X is the complement X

90 – X = X + 10
+X +X
90 = 2X + 10
-10 -10
80 = 2X
2 2
X =40 Then the complement:

90 – X = 90 – 40
= 50
The angle is 40° and the complement is 50°. 10
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The supplement of an angle is a third of the angle, find this angle and the
supplement.

X is the angle
180 –X X
180 – X is the supplement

180 – X = 1 X
3
3 180 – X = 1 X 3
3
540 – 3X = X
+3X +3X
540 = 4X
4 4 Then the supplement:
X = 135
180 – X = 180 – 135
= 45
The angle is 135° and the supplement is 45°. 11
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The supplement of an angle is a fourth of the angle, find this angle and the
supplement.

X is the angle
180 –X X
180 – X is the supplement

180 – X = 1 X
4
4 180 – X = 1 X 4
4
720 – 4X = X
+4X +4X
720 = 5X
5 5 Then the supplement:
X = 144
180 – X = 180 – 144
= 36
The angle is 144° and the supplement is 36°. 12
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The complement of an angle is 10 less than three times the angle, find this
angle and the complement.

X is the angle 90 - X
90 – X is the complement X

90 – X = 3X – 10
+X +X
90 = 4X – 10
+10 +10
100 = 4X
4 4
X = 25 Then the complement:

90 – X = 90 – 25
= 65
The angle is 25° and the complement is 65°. 13
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The supplement of an angle is forty more than the triple of the angle, find
this angle and the supplement.

X is the angle
180 –X X
180 – X is the supplement

180 – X = 3X + 40
+X +X
180 = 4X + 40
-40 -40
140 = 4X
4 4
X = 35 Then the supplement:

180 – X = 180 – 35
= 145
The angle is 35° and the supplement is 145°. 14
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The complement of an angle is thirty less than twice the angle, find this
angle and the complement.

X is the angle 90 - X
90 – X is the complement X

90 – X = 2X – 30
+X +X
90 = 3X – 30
+30 +30
120 = 3X
3 3
X = 40 Then the complement:

90 – X = 90 – 40
= 50
The angle is 40° and the complement is 50°. 15
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Five times the supplement of an angle is 630 more than its complement.
Find the angle, the supplement and the complement.

X is the angle
180 – X is the supplement 90 - X
180 –X X
90 – X is the complement X

5(180 – X) = (90 – X) + 630

900 – 5X = 720 – X Then the supplement:
+5X +5X
180 – X = 180 – 45
900 = 4X + 720
-720 -720 = 135
180 = 4X Then the complement:
4 4
90 – X = 90 – 45
X = 45
= 45

The angle is 45°, the supplement is 135° and the complement is 45°.
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Twenty more than the supplement of an angle is three times its complement.
Find the angle, the supplement and the complement.

X is the angle
180 – X is the supplement 90 - X
180 –X X
90 – X is the complement X

(180 – X) + 20 = 3(90 – X)
200 –X = 270 – 3X Then the supplement:
+X +X
180 – X = 180 – 35
200 = -2X + 270
-270 -270 = 145
-70 = -2X Then the complement:
-2 -2
90 – X = 90 – 35
X = 35
= 55

The angle is 35°, the supplement is 145° and the complement is 55°.
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