TOPIC 3-2: SPECIAL ANGLE PAIRS (textbook 1-4)

PERPENDICULAR LINES: lines that intersect to form 4 right angles.

EXAMPLE 1 NP and QR are perpendicular lines intersecting at O.

Find the value of ‘x’.
N

(5x – 5)
Q O R

Supplementary Angles: two angles whose measures have a

sum of 180

Complementary Angles: two angles whose measures have a

sum of 90

EXAMPLE 2 If 1 and 2 are complements, with m1 = (2x + 20)

and m2 = (3x + 15), find the value of ‘x’.
ADJACENT ANGLES: angles that have a common vertex and side, but
no common interior points.

When 2 lines intersect, they form four angles that have special
relationships.
1
4 2
3

NAME DESCRIPTION EXAMPLES

Adjacent angles whose non-

Linear common sides are opposite
Pair rays.

Linear Pair Theorem:

The 2 angles in a linear pair are
always supplementary.

2 non-adjacent angles formed

Vertical by 2 intersecting lines.
Angles
Vertical Angles Theorem:
Vertical angles are always
congruent.

EXAMPLE 3 AC and DE intersect at B. Find the measure of

DBC and the measure of EBC.

A E
93

D C
EXAMPLE 4 GH and JK intersect at I. Find the value of ‘x’ and
the measure of JIH.
G
(16x – 20) J

I
(13x + 7)
K

EXAMPLE 5 LN and OP intersect at M. Find the value of ‘x’ and

the measures of LMO and OMN.

O (5x + 10)
N

(7x + 20)
M

L
P
EXAMPLE 6 Find all of the missing angles.

m1 = __________
4
m2 = __________ 110
3
45 2
m3 = __________
1
m 4 = __________

EXAMPLE 7 CD  AB, m1 = (6x – 3), m2 = (7x – 11). Find the
value of ‘x’.

2
1
C
D