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Originally posted by dtb
Oh, but it does!
For example, a complementary angle is one that, when added to another angle, equals 180 degrees (e.g., a 60 degree angle is the complementary angle to a 120 degree angle); the complement "completes" (get it?) the straight line. (OK, so I'm not a geometry teacher -- would some math nerd please use the fancy math terms if our beloved paigow still doesn't believe me?)
Math Nerd is my second-favorite "dream career" (after copyeditor of the Great American Novel, of course).
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I'm kind of upset that you didn't explain the difference between complementary and supplementary angles. I loved trig. Loved it.
