Two angles are supplementary if their measures add up to 180^\circ.

These angles are supplementary because the sum of their measures is 180^\circ{:}

105^\circ +75^\circ = 180^\circ

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 120^\circ + 60^\circ = 180^\circ ), they do not form a linear pair of angles since they are not adjacent.

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What angle is supplementary to \angle DGB in the diagram above?

EXPLANATION

Two angles are supplementary if their measures add up to 180^\circ, a straight angle.

Only \angle DGF is supplementary to \angle DGB in the given diagram.

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What angle is supplementary to $\angle BFC?$

a
$\angle BFA$
b
$\angle CFD$
c
$\angle BFE$
d
$\angle CFE$
e
$\angle AFE$

What angle is supplementary to $\angle AOC?$

a
$\angle EOA$
b
$\angle COD$
c
$\angle COE$
d
$\angle BOE$
e
$\angle FOA$

Given that \overline{AD} is a segment, what is the measure of \angle FOD?

EXPLANATION

Two angles are supplementary if their measures add up to 180^\circ, a straight angle.

Since \overline{AD} is a segment, we have that \angle AOF and \angle FOD are supplementary. m \angle AOF + m \angle FOD = 180^\circ

Therefore, the measure of \angle FOD is given by \begin{align*} m\angle FOD &= 180^\circ - m\angle AOF \\[5pt] &= 180^\circ - 45^\circ \\[5pt] &= 135^\circ \end{align*}

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Given that $\overline{AC}$ is a segment, what is the measure of $\angle BOC ?$

a
b
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c
d
e

Given that $\overline{CE}$ is a segment, what is the measure of $\angle COA?$

a
$105^\circ$
b
$115^\circ$
c
$145^\circ$
d
$125^\circ$
e
$135^\circ$

Find the measure of an angle that's supplementary to an angle of (7x -63)^\circ.

EXPLANATION

Two angles are supplementary if their measures add up to 180^\circ.

So, the measure of an angle that's supplementary to an angle of (7x -63)^\circ must be

\begin{align*} 180^\circ - (7x-63)^\circ &=(180 - 7x + 63)^\circ \\[5pt] & = (180 +63 - 7x)^\circ \\[5pt] & = \big(243-7x\big)^\circ. \end{align*}

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What is the measure of an angle that forms a linear pair with an angle of $75^\circ?$

a
$255^\circ$
b
$150^\circ$
c
$165^\circ$
d
$15^\circ$
e
$105^\circ$

The measure of an angle that's supplementary to an angle of $(3x -15)^\circ$ is

a
b
c
d
e

Solve for y given the figure above.

EXPLANATION

Since the two angles are supplementary, the sum of their measures is equal to 180^\circ . Therefore:

\begin{align*} (3y - 17^\circ ) + (y + 37^\circ ) &= 180^\circ \\[3pt] 4y + 20^\circ &= 180^\circ \\[3pt] 4y &= 160^\circ \\[3pt] y &= 40^\circ \end{align*}

FLAG

Find the value of $x.$

a
b
c
d
e

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 $x.$

a
$4^\circ$
b
$13^\circ$
c
$5^\circ$
d
$12^\circ$
e
$8^\circ$
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