SOLUTION: If angle X and angle Y are supplementary angles, are they necessarily a linear pair? Why or why not?

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Question 782417: If angle X and angle Y are supplementary angles, are they necessarily a linear pair? Why or why not?
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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They have to be supplementary AND adjacent to be a linear pair. So just because they are supplementary does not guarantee they are a linear pair.