Pairs of Angles

•Adjacent angles
•Vertical angles
•Complementary angles
•Supplementary angles
•Linear pairs of angles
 Adjacent
Angles
Two angles that have a common vertex and a common ray
are called adjacent angles.

A
A C
D
B Common ray
D

B
E C
F Common

vertex
Adjacent Angles ABD and DBC
ABC and DEF are not adjacent angles
Adjacent angles do not overlap each other.
 Vertically Opposite Angles
Vertically opposite angles are pairs of angles formed by two
lines intersecting at a point.

A C
APC = BPD
P
APB = CPD
B D

Four angles are formed at the point of intersection.

Vertically opposite angles are congruent.
Point of intersection ‘P’ is the common vertex of the
four angles.
 Complementary
Angles
If the sum of two angles is 90 , then they are called
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complementary angles.

A
D

600 300
E
B F
C
ABC and DEF are complementary because
ABC + DEF
600 + 300 = 900
 Supplementary
Angles
If the sum of two angles is 180 then they are called
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supplementary angles.

A
P

1000 800
Q R B
C
PQR and ABC are supplementary, because
PQR + ABC
1000 + 800 = 1800
 Linear Pair Of
Angles
Two adjacent supplementary angles are called linear pair
of angles.

60 0 1200

C P D

APC + APD
600 + 1200 = 1800
Pairs Of Angles Formed by a Transversal
A line that intersects two or more lines at
different points is called a transversal.

Line M and line N are parallel lines.

Eight angles
are formed in
all by the
transversal L.

Line L intersects
line M and line N
at point P and Q.

Four angles are formed at point P

and another four at point Q by the
Pairs Of Angles Formed
by a Transversal

•Corresponding angles

•Alternate angles

•Interior angles
 Corresponding Angles
When two parallel lines are cut by a
transversal, pairs of corresponding
angles are formed.
Four pairs of corresponding angles
are formed. Corresponding pairs of
angles are congruent.
 Alternate Angles
Alternate angles are formed on opposite
sides of the transversal and at different
intersecting points.
Two pairs of alternate angles are
formed. Pairs of alternate angles
are congruent.
 Interior
The angles that lieAngles
in the area between the two parallel lines
that are cut by a transversal, are called interior angles.

L Line L
G
Line M BPQ + EQP = 1800
A P 600 B
120 0

1200
60
APQ + DQP = 1800
0
Line N
D Q E
F
The measures of interior angles in each pair add up to 1800.
A pair of interior angles lie on the same side of the
transversal.