Prove that the two arms of an angle are perpendicular to the two arms of another angle, then the angles are either equal or supplementary.
Consider the angles,
∠AOB and ∠ACB
Given that,
OA perpendicular AO and OB perpendicular BO
To prove: ∠AOB = ∠ACB or,
∠AOB + ∠ACB = 180o
Proof: In a quadrilateral
∠A + ∠O + ∠B + ∠C = 360o(Sum of angles of a quadrilateral)
180o + ∠O + ∠C = 360o
∠O + ∠C = 180o
Hence, ∠AOB + ∠AOC = 180o (i)
Also,
∠B +∠ACB = 180o
∠ACB = 180o – 90o
∠ACB = 90o (ii)
From (i) and (ii), we get
∠ACB = ∠AOB = 90o
Hence, the angles are equal as well as supplementary.