Angles on a Line When a vertical line and a

horizontal line meet the

Vertical line angle between them is
90o, a right angle.
This angle is also
a right angle.
90o, a right angle

90 90
Horizontal line

This explains The lines are said to be

why the angles perpendicular to each other.
on a straight line
add to 180o.
 Angles on a straight line add to 180o

Oblique line

90 90

180o Angles a + b = 180o

b a
Horizontal line

b 70o x
35o

Angle b = 180 – 70 = 110o Angle x = 180 – 35 = 145o

 Find the unknown angles

1 2

47 o 114o
x

Angle x = 180 – 47 = 133o Angle y = 180 – 114 = 66o

3 4
82o b
a

76o

Angle a = 180 – 76 = 104o Angle b = 180 – 82 = 98o