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complementary angles

noun

Etymology

Complementary in the sense of completing, i.e. they form a complete right angle.

Definitions

  1. plural of complementary angle

    • Let angle A = 30° and angle B = 10°, so that their complementary angles are A′ = 60° and B′ = 80°, respectively.

  2. A pair of angles that sum to a right angle.

    • A = 30° and A′ = 60°, so A and A′ are complementary angles.

The neighborhood

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