Two angles are supplementary if their measures add up to
These angles are supplementary because the sum of their measures is
A linear pair is a pair of adjacent angles formed when two lines intersect. The angles shown above form a linear pair.
The linear pair postulate states the following:
If two angles form a linear pair, then they are supplementary.
The converse is not true. That is, if two angles are supplementary, they do not necessarily form a linear pair.
To see why, consider the diagram shown below:
Although the angles are supplementary (the sum of their measures is ), they do not form a linear pair of angles since they are not adjacent.
What angle is supplementary to in the diagram above?
Two angles are supplementary if their measures add up to a straight angle.
Only is supplementary to in the given diagram.
What angle is supplementary to $\angle BFC?$
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$\angle BFA$ |
b
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$\angle CFD$ |
c
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$\angle BFE$ |
d
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$\angle CFE$ |
e
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$\angle AFE$ |
What angle is supplementary to $\angle AOC?$
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$\angle EOA$ |
b
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$\angle COD$ |
c
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$\angle COE$ |
d
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$\angle BOE$ |
e
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$\angle FOA$ |
Given that is a segment, what is the measure of
Two angles are supplementary if their measures add up to a straight angle.
Since is a segment, we have that and are supplementary.
Therefore, the measure of is given by
Given that $\overline{AC}$ is a segment, what is the measure of $\angle BOC ?$
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Given that $\overline{CE}$ is a segment, what is the measure of $\angle COA?$
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$105^\circ$ |
b
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$115^\circ$ |
c
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$145^\circ$ |
d
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$125^\circ$ |
e
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$135^\circ$ |
Find the measure of an angle that's supplementary to an angle of
Two angles are supplementary if their measures add up to
So, the measure of an angle that's supplementary to an angle of must be
What is the measure of an angle that forms a linear pair with an angle of $75^\circ?$
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$255^\circ$ |
b
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$150^\circ$ |
c
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$165^\circ$ |
d
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$15^\circ$ |
e
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$105^\circ$ |
The measure of an angle that's supplementary to an angle of $(3x -15)^\circ$ is
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Solve for given the figure above.
Since the two angles are supplementary, the sum of their measures is equal to . Therefore:
Let $\angle A$ and $\angle B$ be two supplementary angles such that $m \angle A = 15x+5^\circ$ and $m \angle B = 5x+15^\circ.$ Find the value of $x.$
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$4^\circ$ |
b
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$13^\circ$ |
c
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$5^\circ$ |
d
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$12^\circ$ |
e
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$8^\circ$ |