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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What are adjacent angles? What are adjacent angles? @Mathematics

OpenStudy (cathyangs):

|dw:1320503321341:dw| the two angles formed are adjacent.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Two angles are called adjacent,if they have a common side and their interiors are disjoint.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What do you mean by "interiors are disjoint"?

OpenStudy (cathyangs):

I'm not really sure about that wording, but I was taught that adjacent angles are next to each other, not overlapping, and share a side...

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

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OpenStudy (cwrw238):

a and b are adjacent

OpenStudy (anonymous):

interiors are disjoint me there is a separation in between ..

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Aren't these linear pairs?

OpenStudy (cathyangs):

they don't have to be linear pairs to be adjacent, but linear pairs are adjacent. |dw:1320503683508:dw| here angle a and b are adjacent to each other, but they are NOT a linear pair.

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