Adjacent Angles
Two angles are Adjacent if they have a common side and a common vertex (corner point) and don't overlap.
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Angle ABC is adjacent to angle CBD Because:
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What Is and Isn't an Adjacent Angle
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These ARE Adjacent Angles they share a vertex and a side |
NOT Adjacent Angles they only share a vertex, not a side |
NOT Adjacent Angles they only share a side, not a vertex |
Don't Overlap!
ALSO the angles must not overlap.
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NOT Adjacent Angles angles a and b overlap |




