definition for 'adjacent supplementary angles'

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definition for 'adjacent supplementary angles'

Postby Belle Morte » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:12 pm

I feel really stupid but I can't figure out what an adjacent supplementary angle is. Can anyone provide a definition?
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Postby jonboy » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:32 pm

An adjacent supplementary angle is an angle which lies next to another angle and adds up to 180 degrees w/another angle. Is that correct guys? I am pretty sure that is right.
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Postby pka » Thu Aug 03, 2006 9:40 pm

Belle Morte wrote: feel really stupid but I can't figure out what an adjacent supplementary angle is...can anyone provide a definition?

The difficulty in trying to help with this is that definitions vary from text to text.
However, in general we assume that space is a plane.

A ray is a half line with its end point.
An angle is the union of two rays with a common endpoint.
Adjacent angles are two pairs of angles with a ray in common.
Adjacent supplementary angles are adjacent angles in which the union of two of the rays is a line.
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