document.write( "Question 132796: Given: angle 1 and angle 2 form a linear pair
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document.write( " angle 2 + angle 3 + angle 4 = 180\r
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document.write( "Prove: angle 1 = angle 3 and angle4 \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #97036 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Linear pairs of angles are supplementary, meaning that the sum of their measures is 180.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "That means that a1 + a2 = 180, which we can write as a1 = 180 - a2.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "But we also know that a2 + a3 + a4 = 180, which we can write as a3 + a4 = 180 - a2.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since a = b and c = b if and only if a = c, a3 + a4 = a1. \n" ); document.write( " |