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Which angles form a linear pair?

- PRL and LRM
- ORP and MRN
- MRN and NRO
- LRP and ORP

Which angles form a linear pair? - PRL and LRM - ORP and MRN - MRN and NRO - LRP and-example-1
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A linear pair of angles has a common side, and the vertex is on the line designated by the points denoting the non-common sides.

Consider the first choice:

... the common sided is RL, and the other two points are P and M. Point R (the vertex of the angles) is not on line PM. (In fact, line PM is not shown on the diagram.)

In the second choice, the given angles do not have a common side. (They are actually "vertical" angles.)

In the 3rd choice, the common side is RN, and vertex point R is found on line MO. These angles are a linear pair:

... - MRN and NRO

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