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Question
Write the complement of an angle of measure x°.
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Solution
We have to write the complement of an angle which measures x°.
Let the other angle be y°.
We know that the sum of the complementary angles be 90°.
Therefore,
x° + y° = 90°
y° = (90 - x)°
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