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Answer:

a) a straight angle measures 180°

b) a linear pair is composed of two (2) angles

c) adjacent angles share a side

Explanation:

These questions rely on your familiarity with the angle addition postulate, the definition of a linear (or straight) angle, and the definition of adjacent angles.

A Sum is 180°

Angles 1 through 4 total 180° because their combined effect is to form angle GHJ, which is a straight angle. That is, vertex H is on line segment GJ.

A straight angle always measures 180°. The angles can be added according to the Angle Addition Postulate, which effectively tells you the whole is the sum of the parts.

B Linear pair

A linear pair is two angles that together form a straight angle. Here, we have four angles involved. No two of them form a straight angle, so there are no linear pairs in this diagram.

C Adjacent angles

Adjacent angles share a vertex and one side. Angles 1 and 3 are non-adjacent, because they do not share a side. (The shared side must be interior to the other two sides.)

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