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About Geometry Worksheet Assignment 2.13:
Assignment 2.13 is an introduction to opposite rays, linear pairs, and vertical angles.
Prerequisite Skills: Identify collinear points (Assignment 2.2). Identify rays (Assignment 2.1). Name angles (Assignment 2.4).
Definitions: For three collinear points A, B, and C with C between A and B, ray CA and ray CB are opposite rays.
A C B
A linear pair is a pair of adjacent angles in which the non-common sides are opposite rays.
Vertical angles are pairs of angles in which both pairs of sides are opposite rays.