text: # Linear Pairs
  
  ## Two adjacent angles that form a straight line.
  
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  Linear Pairs
  
  ### Linear Pairs
  
  Two angles are adjacent if they have the same vertex, share a side, and do not overlap. \begin{align*}\angle PSQ\end{align*} and \begin{align*}\angle QSR\end{align*} are adjacent.
  
  A linear pair is two angles that are adjacent and whose non-common sides form a straight line. If two angles are a linear pair, then they are supplementary (add up to \begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*}). \begin{align*}\angle PSQ\end{align*} and \begin{align*}\angle QSR\end{align*} are a linear pair.
  
  What if you were given two angles of unknown size and were told they form a linear pair? How would you determine their angle measures?
  
  ### Examples
  
  For Examples 1 and 2, use the diagram below. Note that \begin{align*}\overline{NK} \perp \overleftrightarrow{IL}\end{align*}.
  
  #### Example 1
  
  Name one linear pair of angles.
  
  \begin{align*} \angle MNL \end{align*} and \begin{align*}\angle LNJ\end{align*}
  
  #### Example 2
  
  What is \begin{align*}m\angle INL\end{align*}?
  
  \begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*}
  
  #### Example 3
  
  What is the measure of each angle?
  
  These two angles are a linear pair, so they add up to \begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*}.
  
  \begin{align*}(7q-46)^\circ + (3q+6)^\circ &= 180^\circ\\ 10q - 40^\circ &= 180^\circ\\ 10q & = 220^\circ\\ q & = 22^\circ\end{align*}
  
  Plug in \begin{align*}q\end{align*} to get the measure of each angle. \begin{align*}m\angle ABD = 7(22^\circ) - 46^\circ = 108^\circ \ m\angle DBC = 180^\circ - 108^\circ = 72^\circ\end{align*}
  
  #### Example 4
  
  Are \begin{align*}\angle CDA\end{align*} and \begin{align*}\angle DAB\end{align*} a linear pair? Are they supplementary?
  
  The two angles are not a linear pair because they do not have the same vertex. They are supplementary because they add up to \begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*}: \begin{align*}120^\circ + 60^\circ = 180^\circ\end{align*}.
  
  #### Example 5
  
  Find the measure of an angle that forms a linear pair with \begin{align*}\angle MRS\end{align*} if \begin{align*} m\angle MRS\end{align*} is \begin{align*} 150^\circ\end{align*}.
  
  Because linear pairs have to add up to \begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*}, the other angle must be \begin{align*}180^\circ-150^\circ=30^\circ\end{align*}.
  
  ### Review
  
  For 1-5, determine if the statement is true or false.
  
  1. Linear pairs are congruent.
  2. Adjacent angles share a vertex.
  4. Linear pairs are supplementary.
  5. Supplementary angles form linear pairs.
  
  For exercise 6, find the value of \begin{align*}x\end{align*}.
  
  Find the measure of an angle that forms a linear pair with \begin{align*}\angle MRS\end{align*} if \begin{align*} m\angle MRS\end{align*} is:
  
  1. \begin{align*}61^\circ\end{align*}
  2. \begin{align*}23^\circ\end{align*}
  3. \begin{align*}114^\circ\end{align*}
  4. \begin{align*}7^\circ\end{align*}
  5. \begin{align*}179^\circ\end{align*}
  6. \begin{align*}z^\circ\end{align*}
  
  To see the Review answers, open this PDF file and look for section 1.9.
  
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  ### Vocabulary Language: English Spanish
  
  TermDefinition
  Adjacent Angles Two angles are adjacent if they share a side and vertex. The word 'adjacent' means 'beside' or 'next-to'.
  linear pair Two angles form a linear pair if they are supplementary and adjacent.
  Diagram A diagram is a drawing used to represent a mathematical problem.