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If two angles are supplementary, then are they a linear pair of angles?

Answer 1

Maverick Smith

Not all supplementary angle form a linear pair. But, all linear pairs are supplementary.

Supplementary angles are two angles whose same is #180^o#

Linear pairs are adjacent angles who share a common ray and whose opposite rays form a straight line.

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Answer 2

Parker Allen

Yes, if two angles are supplementary, then they are a linear pair of angles. Two angles are considered supplementary if the sum of their measures is equal to 180 degrees. A linear pair of angles refers to two adjacent angles whose non-common sides form a straight line. Since the sum of the measures of a linear pair of angles is always 180 degrees, any two supplementary angles are by definition also a linear pair of angles.

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