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Because "supplementary" means they sum to 180 degrees!

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If two angles are supplementary then they are a linear pair?

Not necessarily. While supplementary angles add up to 180 degrees, they do not have to be adjacent or form a linear pair. A linear pair consists of two adjacent angles that are supplementary and share a common ray. Therefore, while all linear pairs are supplementary, not all supplementary angles are linear pairs.


Supplementary angles form a linear pair?

Not necessarily. A linear pair of angles must be supplementary but supplementary angles need not form a linear pair. For example, the opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary but they are (by definition) not next to one another.


Do all supplementary angles from a linear pair Are all linear pair supplementary?

All supplementary angles do not form a linear pair. The opposite angles of any quadrilateral inscribed in a circle (a cyclic quadrilateral) are supplementary but they are not a linear pair. However, all linear pair are supplementary.


If two angles form a linear pair?

If they do , the angles are supplementary !


Do two complementary angles always form a linear pair?

No, angles that form a linear pair are supplementary.


Do all supplementary angles form a linear pair of angles?

Yes.


What are two angles that form a linear pair?

supplementary


Do intersecting lines form four pairs of complementary angles?

No, intersecting lines form four pairs of supplementary angles


If two angles are supplementary then they form a linear pair?

yes


Do two supplementary angles always form a linear pair?

Yes, they will always form a linear pair because supplementary means 180 degrees.


Do intersecting lines form four pairs of supplementary angles?

Yes. If two intersecting lines form the angles A, B, C and D (in rotational order) then AB, BC, CD and DA are pairs of supplementary angles.


Are two angles that form a linear pair always supplementary?

Yes.