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Can two angles be supplementary if both of them are acute? - Mathematics

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Can two angles be supplementary if both of them are acute?

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No. Acute angle is always less than 90º. It can be observed that two angles, even of 89º, cannot add up to 180º. Therefore, two acute angles cannot be in a supplementary angle pair.

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Chapter 5: Lines and Angles - Exercise 5.1 [Page 102]

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NCERT Mathematics [English] Class 7
Chapter 5 Lines and Angles
Exercise 5.1 | Q 7.1 | Page 102

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