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Kabir says, 'Every angle has both a complement and a supplement.' Why is he wrong?

Class 7Lines and AnglesLines and Angles
  • AOnly an angle smaller than 90° has a complement — a 120° angle has none.
  • BOnly an angle smaller than 90° has a supplement — a 120° angle has none.
  • CHe is right; every angle has both a complement and a supplement.
  • DOnly obtuse angles have a complement.

Step-by-Step Solution

A complement is 90 − angle, so it only exists when the angle is less than 90°: for 120° you would get 90 − 120 = −30°, which is not an angle. A supplement is 180 − angle, and 120° does have one (180 − 120 = 60°). Trap: the second option swaps the two words — it is the complement that goes missing, not the supplement.
Answer: A) Only an angle smaller than 90° has a complement — a 120° angle has none.

Key idea: Complementary and supplementary

Two angles are **complementary** if they add to 90°. So if one is 35°, the complement is 90° − 35° = 55°.

Two angles are **supplementary** if they add to 180°. So if one is 110°, the supplement is 180° − 110° = 70°.

The angles don't have to be next to each other — only their measures matter.

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