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Adjacent Angles

Examples & Non-Examples

Example

Example

Non-Example

A pair of connected angles that form a right angle. The angles are 30 degrees and 60 degrees.
A pair of connected angles that form a straight angle. The angles are 60 degrees and 120 degrees.
A pair of non-connected angles. The angles are 30 degrees and 60 degrees.

Definition

Adjacent angles are two angles that share a common side and a common vertex, but do not overlap.


In simpler terms, they are next to each other, like neighbors, and are formed when two angles sit side by side.

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