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Virginia SOL Mathematics Textbook

Grade 8 Workbook — Chapter 9: Angle Pair Relationships

SOL 8.MG.1 · Companion to Textbook Chapter 9

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PAGE 1 — Chapter opener

Chapter 9 · Angle Pair Relationships

Standard 8.MG.1

In this chapter you will:

Words to know: angle · vertex · side · degree · measure · acute · right · obtuse · straight · adjacent angles · linear pair · complementary · complement · supplementary · supplement · vertical angles · perpendicular

Not in this chapter: parallel lines cut by a third line. Every relationship on these pages happens at a single point.


PAGE 2 — The parts of an angle

9.1 Angles, Adjacent Angles, and Adding Measures

FIGURE: fig1-angle-parts.png (full width)

Fill in the blanks.

The shared endpoint of the two rays is the ____________.

The two rays are the ____________ of the angle.

Three ways to name this angle: ____________, ____________, ____________.

The measure is written m∠ABC=m\angle ABC = ____________.

Classify by measure.

Measure Name
greater than 0∘0^\circ, less than 90∘90^\circ
exactly 90∘90^\circ
greater than 90∘90^\circ, less than 180∘180^\circ
exactly 180∘180^\circ
  1. Name the angle in the figure three different ways, and give its measure.

    _______________ _______________ _______________ Measure: ______

  2. Name the vertex and both sides.

    Vertex: ______ Sides: _______________ _______________


PAGE 3 — Adjacent angles

Adjacent Angles

FIGURE: fig2-adjacent-angles.png (full width)

Two conditions for adjacent angles.

  1. Name the two adjacent angles and the side they share.

    _______________ and _______________ Shared side: ______

  2. m∠COA=m\angle COA = ______ ++ ______ == ______

FIGURE: fig3-adjacent-or-not.png (full width)

  1. Why are ∠3\angle 3 and ∠4\angle 4 not adjacent?


  2. Classify each measure.

55∘55^\circ 90∘90^\circ 118∘118^\circ 180∘180^\circ

PAGE 4 — Adding and subtracting adjacent measures

Putting Angles Together

  1. Classify each angle.
a) 12∘12^\circ b) 90∘90^\circ c) 145∘145^\circ d) 89∘89^\circ e) 180∘180^\circ
  1. m∠RST=74∘m\angle RST = 74^\circ, and SS is the vertex of no other angle. Two other names:


  2. ∠FGH\angle FGH and ∠HGJ\angle HGJ are adjacent, m∠FGH=52∘m\angle FGH = 52^\circ, m∠HGJ=64∘m\angle HGJ = 64^\circ.

    m∠FGJ=m\angle FGJ = ______

  3. BD→\overrightarrow{BD} is in the interior of ∠ABC\angle ABC, m∠ABD=25∘m\angle ABD = 25^\circ, m∠DBC=61∘m\angle DBC = 61^\circ.

    m∠ABC=m\angle ABC = ______

  4. YW→\overrightarrow{YW} is in the interior of ∠XYZ\angle XYZ, m∠XYZ=96∘m\angle XYZ = 96^\circ, m∠XYW=43∘m\angle XYW = 43^\circ.

    m∠WYZ=m\angle WYZ = ______

  5. Why can ∠ABC\angle ABC and ∠ABD\angle ABD never be adjacent when DD is inside ∠ABC\angle ABC?


  6. Two angles share a vertex but no side. Adjacent? ______ Why?



PAGE 5 — Apply it and check your thinking

9.1 Apply and Explain

  1. Apply it. A laptop lid makes a 105∘105^\circ angle with the base. A stylus lies on the base inside that angle, making 30∘30^\circ with the base.

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    Angle between stylus and lid: ______

  2. Explain. Can two adjacent angles both be obtuse? Give an example or say why not.


  3. Find the error. A student says ∠1\angle 1 and ∠2\angle 2 in the left panel are not adjacent because their measures are different.

    What went wrong? _______________________________________________

Exit ticket 9.1

  1. Vertex and sides of ∠PQR\angle PQR: ______ _______________ _______________

  2. ∠FGH\angle FGH and ∠HGJ\angle HGJ adjacent, 52∘52^\circ and 64∘64^\circ. m∠FGJ=m\angle FGJ = ______

  3. The two conditions for adjacency:

    1. _______________________________ 2. _______________________________
  4. An angle of 179∘179^\circ is ____________, because _______________________________


PAGE 6 — Two sums to know

9.2 Complementary and Supplementary Angles

Fill in the definitions.

Two angles are complementary when their measures add to ______.

Two angles are supplementary when their measures add to ______.

To find a complement, subtract from ______. To find a supplement, subtract from ______.

What the sums force. A complementary pair is made of two ____________ angles, so an obtuse angle has ____________ complement.

FIGURE: fig4-complementary-adjacent.png (half width, left)

FIGURE: fig5-supplementary-linear-pair.png (half width, right)

  1. Complement of 35∘35^\circ: ______

  2. Supplement of 130∘130^\circ: ______

  3. Complement of 12∘12^\circ: ______

  4. Supplement of 90∘90^\circ: ______

  5. In the right-angle figure, the complementary pair is _______________ and _______________, and together they form the right angle _______________.

  6. In the straight-line figure, the supplementary pair is _______________ and _______________.

    Why must they be supplementary? _______________________________________________


PAGE 7 — Touching is optional

Complementary Without Touching

FIGURE: fig6-nonadjacent-complementary.png (full width)

  1. Are 25∘25^\circ and 65∘65^\circ complementary? ______ Are they adjacent? ______

    Explain both answers: _______________________________________________

  2. Can an obtuse angle have a complement? ______ Why?


  3. Find the complement of each.

a) 5∘5^\circ b) 41∘41^\circ c) 68.5∘68.5^\circ d) 89∘89^\circ
  1. Find the supplement of each.
a) 15∘15^\circ b) 90∘90^\circ c) 117∘117^\circ d) 179∘179^\circ

PAGE 8 — Describing one angle with the other

9.2 Practice

  1. Two complementary angles, one three times the other.

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    Measures: ______ and ______

  2. Two supplementary angles, one five times the other.

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    Measures: ______ and ______

  3. ∠A\angle A and ∠B\angle B complementary, m∠A=54∘m\angle A = 54^\circ. m∠B=m\angle B = ______

  4. ∠C\angle C and ∠D\angle D supplementary, m∠C=88∘m\angle C = 88^\circ. m∠D=m\angle D = ______

  5. Complementary, supplementary, or neither?

a) 47∘47^\circ and 43∘43^\circ b) 62∘62^\circ and 118∘118^\circ c) 30∘30^\circ and 60∘60^\circ d) 105∘105^\circ and 85∘85^\circ
  1. Two complementary angles with equal measures. Each measures ______

PAGE 9 — Apply it and check your thinking

9.2 Apply and Explain

  1. Explain. Why are two right angles always supplementary but never complementary?


  2. Apply it. A kite string makes a 68∘68^\circ angle with level ground. A flagpole stands straight up beside it.

    Relationship used: ____________________ Angle with the flagpole: ______

  3. Apply it. A staircase handrail meets a vertical post at 55∘55^\circ.

    Angle with the floor: ______

  4. Find the error. A student says the supplement of 40∘40^\circ is 50∘50^\circ.

    What went wrong? _______________________________________________

    Correct supplement: ______

Exit ticket 9.2

  1. Complement of 73∘73^\circ: ______

  2. Supplement of 73∘73^\circ: ______

  3. Two supplementary angles with equal measures: ______ each, and each is a ____________ angle.

  4. Why does every obtuse angle have a supplement but no complement?



PAGE 10 — Four angles from two lines

9.3 Vertical Angles

FIGURE: fig7-vertical-angles.png (full width)

Fill in the blanks.

Vertical angles are the two angles that sit ____________ each other at the intersection. They share only the ____________.

Vertical angles are never ____________, because they share no side.

Each pair of neighbors at an intersection is a ____________ pair, so each neighboring pair adds to ______.

  1. The two pairs of vertical angles: _______________ and _______________

  2. All four linear pairs:


FIGURE: fig8-why-vertical-equal.png (full width)

  1. m∠1=55∘m\angle 1 = 55^\circ. Then m∠2=m\angle 2 = ______, m∠3=m\angle 3 = ______, m∠4=m\angle 4 = ______

  2. If m∠1=90∘m\angle 1 = 90^\circ: the other three are ______, ______, ______, and the lines are ____________.


PAGE 11 — Why they are equal

One Measure Determines All Four

  1. Explain, using linear pairs, why m∠1=m∠3m\angle 1 = m\angle 3.

    m∠1=180∘−m\angle 1 = 180^\circ - ______ and m∠3=180∘−m\angle 3 = 180^\circ - ______, so ____________________

  2. Are vertical angles ever adjacent? ______ Why?


  3. One angle at an intersection is 42∘42^\circ. The other three: ______, ______, ______

  4. One angle at an intersection is 118∘118^\circ. The other three: ______, ______, ______

  5. Vertical angles (3x)∘(3x)^\circ and 51∘51^\circ. Equation: ____________ x=x = ______

  6. Vertical angles (7x−4)∘(7x - 4)^\circ and (5x+12)∘(5x + 12)^\circ.

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    x=x = ______ Each angle: ______

  7. All four angles equal. Each measures ______, and the lines are ____________.

  8. ∠1\angle 1 and ∠3\angle 3 are vertical and m∠1+m∠3=130∘m\angle 1 + m\angle 3 = 130^\circ. Each: ______


PAGE 12 — Apply it and check your thinking

9.3 Apply and Explain

  1. Explain. Why can a pair of vertical angles be supplementary only when both are 90∘90^\circ?


  2. Apply it.

FIGURE: fig14-context-scissors.png (full width)

x=x = ______  Relationship used: ____________________

y=y = ______  Relationship used: ____________________
  1. Explain. Two intersecting lines form one obtuse angle. How many of the four are obtuse? ______

    Justify: _______________________________________________

  2. Find the error. A student writes "∠1\angle 1 and ∠2\angle 2 are vertical angles, so m∠1+m∠2=180∘m\angle 1 + m\angle 2 = 180^\circ."

    What went wrong? _______________________________________________

    Counterexample: _______________________________________________

Exit ticket 9.3

  1. One angle at an intersection is 73∘73^\circ. The other three: ______, ______, ______

  2. Vertical angles (5x)∘(5x)^\circ and 85∘85^\circ. x=x = ______

  3. Difference between vertical and adjacent angles:


  4. Why can a pair of vertical angles never be adjacent?



PAGE 13 — Three steps, every time

9.4 Solving for Unknown Angle Measures

The routine.

FIGURE: fig9-supplementary-equation.png (full width)

  1. Equation: ____________________________

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    x=x = ______ Measures: ______ and ______ Check: ______ ++ ______ =180= 180

FIGURE: fig10-complementary-equation.png (full width)

  1. Equation: ____________________________

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    x=x = ______ Measures: ______ and ______ Check: ______ ++ ______ =90= 90


PAGE 14 — Vertical and multi-angle diagrams

Equations from a Diagram

FIGURE: fig11-vertical-equation.png (full width)

  1. Equation: ____________________________

    x=x = ______ Each marked angle: ______

FIGURE: fig12-three-angles-line.png (full width)

  1. Equation: ____________________________

    x=x = ______ Middle angle: ______

FIGURE: fig13-context-ramp.png (full width)

  1. Relationship: ____________________ Marked angle: ______

PAGE 15 — Guided practice

9.4 Guided Practice

  1. Supplementary: (2x)∘(2x)^\circ and (4x+12)∘(4x + 12)^\circ.

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    x=x = ______ Measures: ______ and ______

  2. Complementary: (x+15)∘(x + 15)^\circ and (2x)∘(2x)^\circ.

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    Measures: ______ and ______

  3. Vertical: (6x+5)∘(6x + 5)^\circ and (8x−21)∘(8x - 21)^\circ.

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    x=x = ______ Each measure: ______


PAGE 16 — Independent practice

9.4 Independent Practice

  1. Supplementary: (3x−6)∘(3x - 6)^\circ and (x+10)∘(x + 10)^\circ. x=x = ______ Measures: ______ and ______

  2. Complementary: (5x)∘(5x)^\circ and (x+12)∘(x + 12)^\circ. x=x = ______ Measures: ______ and ______

  3. Vertical: (9x−14)∘(9x - 14)^\circ and (7x+2)∘(7x + 2)^\circ. x=x = ______ Each: ______

  4. Along a line: 55∘55^\circ, (3x)∘(3x)^\circ, 65∘65^\circ. x=x = ______ Middle angle: ______

  5. Two complementary angles, one 18∘18^\circ more than the other.

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    Measures: ______ and ______

  6. Two supplementary angles, one 24∘24^\circ less than three times the other.

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    Measures: ______ and ______


PAGE 17 — Apply it and check your thinking

9.4 Apply and Explain

  1. Explain. The supplement of an angle is four times its complement.

    Equation: ____________________________ Angle: ______

    Check: supplement ______, complement ______, and 4×4 \times ______ == ______

  2. Apply it. A skateboard ramp rises from level ground at 22∘22^\circ. A vertical post runs to the underside of the ramp.

    Relationship: ____________________ Angle between ramp and post: ______

  3. Apply it. Two straight streets cross. The acute angle is (4x)∘(4x)^\circ and the obtuse angle beside it is (5x+45)∘(5x + 45)^\circ.

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    x=x = ______ Four angles: ______, ______, ______, ______

  4. Apply it. Three adjacent angles along one straight tile edge: 30∘30^\circ, (2x)∘(2x)^\circ, (x+15)∘(x + 15)^\circ.

    x=x = ______ Measures: ______, ______, ______

  5. Find the error. Told (3x)∘(3x)^\circ and (x+20)∘(x + 20)^\circ are complementary, a student writes 4x+20=1804x + 20 = 180 and gets x=40x = 40.

    What went wrong? _______________________________________________

    Correct: x=x = ______ Measures: ______ and ______

  6. Explain. Why does a straight line in a diagram let you write an equation even when no measure is marked on it?


Exit ticket 9.4

  1. Supplementary: (4x+10)∘(4x + 10)^\circ and (2x+20)∘(2x + 20)^\circ. x=x = ______ Measures: ______ and ______

  2. Complementary: (7x)∘(7x)^\circ and (2x)∘(2x)^\circ. x=x = ______ Measures: ______ and ______

  3. Vertical: (5x−12)∘(5x - 12)^\circ and (3x+8)∘(3x + 8)^\circ. x=x = ______ Each: ______

  4. Set the equation equal to what?

complementary supplementary vertical

PAGE 18 — Chapter 9 review, part 1

Chapter 9 Review

Part A · Identifying and describing the relationships

  1. Describe each relationship in one sentence.

    Vertical: _______________________________________________

    Adjacent: _______________________________________________

    Supplementary: _______________________________________________

    Complementary: _______________________________________________

FIGURE: fig15-review-angles-on-line.png (full width)

  1. An adjacent pair: _______________ and _______________

    A complementary pair: _______________ and _______________

    A supplementary pair: _______________ and _______________

  2. a=a = ______ (relationship: ____________) b=b = ______ (relationship: ____________)


PAGE 19 — Chapter 9 review, part 2

Chapter 9 Review (continued)

FIGURE: fig16-review-intersection.png (full width)

  1. The two pairs of vertical angles: _______________ and _______________

  2. m∠2=m\angle 2 = ______ m∠3=m\angle 3 = ______ m∠4=m\angle 4 = ______

  3. Which numbered angles are adjacent to ∠1\angle 1 in the Lesson 9.3 four-angle figure? ______

  4. Always, sometimes, or never also adjacent?

vertical supplementary complementary
  1. True or false: every supplementary pair is adjacent. ______ Reason:


  2. How can two angles be adjacent but neither complementary nor supplementary? Example:


  3. Which panel of the Lesson 9.1 two-panel figure shows adjacent angles, and why not the other?



PAGE 20 — Chapter 9 review, part 3

Chapter 9 Review (continued)

Part B · Solving for unknown angle measures

  1. Complement of 26∘26^\circ: ______ Supplement of 26∘26^\circ: ______

  2. Supplement of 149∘149^\circ: ______

  3. Supplementary: (2x+5)∘(2x + 5)^\circ and (3x−20)∘(3x - 20)^\circ. x=x = ______ Measures: ______ and ______

  4. Complementary: (4x+2)∘(4x + 2)^\circ and (x−7)∘(x - 7)^\circ. x=x = ______ Measures: ______ and ______

  5. Vertical: (10x−3)∘(10x - 3)^\circ and (7x+18)∘(7x + 18)^\circ. x=x = ______ Each: ______

  6. Along a line: x∘x^\circ, 62∘62^\circ, (2x+4)∘(2x + 4)^\circ. x=x = ______ Measures: ______, ______, ______

  7. One angle at an intersection is 33∘33^\circ. The other three: ______, ______, ______


PAGE 21 — Chapter 9 review, part 4

Chapter 9 Review (continued)

  1. Two complementary angles in the ratio 2:32 : 3.

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    Measures: ______ and ______

  2. Two supplementary angles that differ by 46∘46^\circ.

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    Measures: ______ and ______

  3. An angle is three times its own supplement.

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    Angle: ______ Supplement: ______

  4. Along a line: 25∘25^\circ, 35∘35^\circ, (3x)∘(3x)^\circ, 30∘30^\circ. x=x = ______ Unknown angle: ______

  5. Vertical: (x+40)∘(x + 40)^\circ and (3x)∘(3x)^\circ. x=x = ______ Each: ______


PAGE 22 — Chapter 9 review, part 5

Chapter 9 Review (continued)

Part C · Application and reasoning

  1. Apply it. The ramp is rebuilt to rise at 34∘34^\circ instead of 28∘28^\circ.

    Marked angle: ______ Relationship: ____________________

  2. Apply it. The scissors open so the marked angle is 48∘48^\circ. x=x = ______ y=y = ______

  3. Apply it. Two roads cross. One angle is (6x−9)∘(6x - 9)^\circ and the angle vertical to it is (4x+15)∘(4x + 15)^\circ.

    WORK SPACE: 1.5 in tall, full width

    x=x = ______ Four angles: ______, ______, ______, ______

  4. Explain. The supplement of an angle is three times its complement.

    Equation: ____________________________ Angle: ______

    Check: supplement ______, complement ______

  5. Find the error. "∠1\angle 1 and ∠2\angle 2 are vertical angles, so m∠1+m∠2=180∘m\angle 1 + m\angle 2 = 180^\circ."

    What went wrong? _______________________________________________

    The student was thinking of a ____________ pair. Correct statement:


  6. Explain. How do you decide which equation to write? Name what you look for in each case.

    Straight line means _______________ Right angle means _______________ Crossing lines mean _______________



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