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Explain the difference between a vertical angle, the vertical angle theorem and the proof for vertical angle theorem

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Vertical angles are angles that are across each other

Vertical angle theorem is that all vertical angles are congruent.

You can do basic angle chasing, naming the angles x and the others y. 180-x=y and 360=2x+2y. Then x=x, proving they are vertical angles.

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