supplementary angles
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supplementary angles
technicalA mathematical term in geometry. The two angles do not need to be adjacent. One angle is said to be the supplement of the other.
Yī一
gè个
jiǎo角
shì是
qī7
shí0
dù°
，
tā它
de的
bǔ补
jiǎo角
shì是
duō多
shǎo少
dù度
？
One angle is 70°, what is the measure of its supplementary angle?
Zhè这
liǎng两
gè个
jiǎo角
shì是
hù互
bǔ补
de的
。
These two angles are supplementary.
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Zhí直
jiǎo角
méi没
yǒu有
bǔ补
jiǎo角
，
yīn因
wèi为
tā它
de的
bǔ补
jiǎo角
shì是
tā它
zì自
jǐ己
。
A right angle doesn't have a supplementary angle because its supplement is itself (which is incorrect; a right angle's supplement is 90° as well). Let's correct this example: A 90°角的补角是90°角。
Rú如
guǒ果
liǎng两
gè个
jiǎo角
hù互
bǔ补
，
nà那
me么
tā它
men们
de的
hé和
zǒng总
shì是
yī1
bā8
líng0
dù°
。
If two angles are supplementary, their sum is always 180°.
Zài在
jǐ几
hé何
xué学
zhōng中
，
bǔ补
jiǎo角
shì是
yī一
gè个
jī基
běn本
gài概
niàn念
。
In geometry, supplementary angles are a fundamental concept.