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Example Question #491 : Trigonometry
Find the supplementary angle of
The supplementary angle of does not exist, because is larger than .
Since the given angle is in radians to find the supplementary angle we need to subtract the giving angle from .
Hence,
Example Question #492 : Trigonometry
What is the supplementary angle to ?
Supplementary angles, by definition, add up to .
To find the other angle, you set up the equation
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Solving the equation gets
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Example Question #493 : Trigonometry
List the complement and the supplement for .
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To find the complement of , subtract it from , or equivalently, :
To find the supplement of , subtract it from , or equivalently :
Example Question #494 : Trigonometry
Which angle is its supplement?
There are many ways to solve this problem. Regardless, we need to know that supplementary angles add together to . To figure out what plus of itself would equal , we can set up this equation:
to combine like terms, create common denominators
multiply both sides by the reciprocal,
Our actual answer is going to be of this, since the angle that we are looking for is of its supplement. In other words, we just found x, and the angle that we are looking for is :
Our answer is .
Example Question #1 : Coterminal Angles
Find the least positive coterminal angle to .
To find a coterminal angle, you must add or subtract . The question is asking for the least positive coterminal angle, so you must add until you reach a positive angle.
The angle is still negative, so you must continue.
The angle is still negative, so you must continue.
The angle is still negative, so you must continue.
Example Question #2 : Coterminal Angles
What is the coterminal angle of 82o?
-8o
-45o
-278o
-98o
-90o
-278o
The coterminal angle is the negative angle that travels from from the original angle.
Example Question #2 : Coterminal Angles
Find a positive and a negative angle coterminal with a angle.
Coterminal angles are angles in standard position that have a common terminal side. In order to find a positive and a negative angle coterminal with , we can add and subtract . So we can write:
So a angle and a angle are coterminal with a angle.
Example Question #2 : Coterminal Angles
Find a positive and a negative angle coterminal with a angle.
Coterminal angles are angles in standard position that have a common terminal side. In order to find a positive and a negative angle coterminal with , we need to subtract one full rotation () and two full rotations ():
So a angle and a angle are coterminal with a angle.
Example Question #4 : Coterminal Angles
Identify coterminal angles among the following pairs:
Coterminal angles are angles in standard position that have a common terminal side.
So of the given pairs only is the correct pair.
In order to examine the given pairs we can add to an angle or subtract from an angle:
Example Question #1 : Coterminal Angles
Which of the following angles is coterminal to ?
Coterminal angles share a common side when both are in standard position.
Thus, to find a coterminal angle for , add to it to get a coterminal angle of .
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