Lines and Angles

Lines and angles

What is a linear pair?

A linear pair is a pair of angles that share a side and a base. In other words, they are the two angles created along one line when two lines intersect. Linear pairs are always supplementary.

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What is a vertically opposite angle?

When two lines intersect each other, then the opposite angles, formed due to intersection are called vertical angles or vertically opposite angles. A pair of vertically opposite angles are always equal to each other. Also, a vertical angle and its adjacent angle are supplementary angles, i.e., they add up to 180 degrees.

^{Two or more lines which share exactly one common point are called intersecting lines. This common point exists on all these lines and is called the point of intersection}

• The intersecting lines meet at one, and only one point, no matter at what angle they meet.

• No two straight lines can meet at more than one point.

• The lines that meet at more than one point are not straight lines. At least one of them is a curve

Let us take a few examples

Intersecting lines

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In the figure, if  $\angle1=45\degree$  , then the angle adjacent to it will be  $\angle2\ =180\degree-\angle1$   $\Longrightarrow$   $\angle2=180\degree-\angle$  __ $\degree=$  ___ $\degree$ 
And  $\angle3=180\degree-\angle2\Longrightarrow\angle3=180\degree-\angle$  __ $\degree=$  ___ $\degree$  

•  $\angle1=45\degree,\angle2=135\degree,\angle3=45\degree$  

•  $\angle1=45\degree,\angle2=45\degree,\angle3=135\degree$  

•  $\angle1=45\degree,\angle2=135\degree,\angle3=135\degree$  

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So , we say vertical opposite angles are always equal

•  $\angle1=\angle3$  

•  $\angle2=\angle4$  

Two or more lines that do not intersect each other are called non-intersecting lines. It is to be noted that:

• Non-intersecting lines can never meet

• They are also known as the parallel lines.

• They are always at the same distance from one another. This is called the distance between two parallel lines.

Few examples of non intersecting lines

Parallel Lines

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Identify the Parallel and Intersecting pair of lines in the given figure.

• ML || NO

• MN || LO

• ML ∦ NO

• MN ∦ LO

Consider two lines, AB and CD. Let  $\overline{xy}$ be the line that intersects these two lines at two distinct points, P and Q

• A line that intersects two other lines at two distinct points is known as the transversal to the lines. In Fig.B,  $\overline{xy}$  is the transversal.

Corresponding angles

• ∠AXP , ∠CYP

  
  

• ∠AXQ , ∠CYQ

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Find the other pair of corresponding angles

• ∠PXB , ∠CYQ

• ∠BXQ , ∠DYQ

• ∠PXB , ∠QYD

• ∠PXB , ∠PYD

Alternate Interior Angles

•  $\angle$  AMY, $\angle$  DNX

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Find the other pair of alternate interior angle

• $\angle BMY$

• $\angle AMX$

• $\angle CNX$

• $\angle CNX$

Alternate exteriror angles

• They lie on alternate sides of the transversal

• They lie on the exterior to the lines

•  $\angle AXJ\ ,\angle DYK$  

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Find the other pair of alternate exterior angle

• $\angle BMY$

•  $\angle JXB$ 

•  $\angle KYC$ 

• $\angle CNX$