linear pair
Two angles are a linear pair if the angles are adjacent and the two unshared rays form a line. Below is an example of a linear pair:
The linear pair postulate states that two angles that form a linear pair are supplementary (http://planetmath.org/Supplementary2).
| Title | linear pair |
|---|---|
| Canonical name | LinearPair |
| Date of creation | 2013-03-22 17:35:38 |
| Last modified on | 2013-03-22 17:35:38 |
| Owner | Wkbj79 (1863) |
| Last modified by | Wkbj79 (1863) |
| Numerical id | 7 |
| Author | Wkbj79 (1863) |
| Entry type | Definition |
| Classification | msc 51-00 |
| Defines | linear pair postulate |