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in triangles, we could take|BAC=[A,B∪[A,C. However whenAis betweenBand
C, this would result in a straight-angle being a line, and it would not have a unique
vertex. In the early part of our course, we can confine our attention to wedge and
straight angles.
A B
C
Figure 1.8. Supports bearing two angles each.
A B
C
- IfAis betweenBandCandD∈BC, the wedge-angles∠BAD,∠CADare
calledsupplementary.IfA,B,Care not collinear, andAis betweenBandB 1 ,andAis
betweenCandC 1 , then the wedge-angles∠BAC,∠B 1 AC 1 are calledopposite angles
at a vertex.
C A B
D
Figure 1.9. Supplementary angles.
A
B
C
B 1
C 1
Opposite angles at a vertex.
- IfA,B,Care non-collinear points and[A,D is in the interior region of|BAC,
then[A,Dissaidtobebetween[A,Band[A,C.
A
B
C
D
Figure 1.10.[A,Dbetween[A,Band[A,C.
- IfA,B,Care non-collinear points, letH 1 be the closed half-plane with edge
BC, containingA,H 3 be the closed half-plane with edgeCA, containingB,H 5 be
the closed half-plane with edgeAB, containingC. Then the intersectionH 1 ∩H 3 ∩