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'''Supplementary''' is a term which can have many meanings.  However, in [[geometry]], it is typically used to describe two [[angles]] which sum to <math>\displaystyle \pi</math> [[radian | radians]].
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'''Supplementary''' is a term which can have many meanings.  In [[mathematics]] it is most commonly used in [[geometry]]: two [[angle]]s are said to be supplementary if they sum to <math>\displaystyle \pi</math> [[radian]]s (180 [[degree (geometry) | degrees]]).

Latest revision as of 10:02, 7 September 2006

Supplementary is a term which can have many meanings. In mathematics it is most commonly used in geometry: two angles are said to be supplementary if they sum to $\displaystyle \pi$ radians (180 degrees).