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Question
One angle of a linear pair is a right angle. What can you say about the other angle?
Sum
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Solution
If the angle are linear pair, then their sum is 180°.
Given one angle is right angle ie 90°.
∴ The other angle = 180° − 90° = 90°
∴ The other angle also a right angle
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Chapter 5: Geometry - Exercise 5.1 [Page 92]
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