Complementary Angles (Exploration)
Complementary Angles
In the applet below, the red angle and the blue angle are said to be complementary angles.
Interact with this applet for a minute or two, and answer the questions that appear below it.
1.
In your own words, describe what it means for 2 angles to be complementary angles.
2.
In the applet above, the blue angle is said to be a complement of the red angle, and vice versa. Given this information, determine the complement of a 40 degree angle.
3.
What is the complement of a 1-degree angle?
4.
What angle measure has a complement whose measure is equal to itself?