Prove that the bisectors of two adjacent supplementary angles include a right angle.

Secondary school Mathematics for class 9


Given, AOC and BOC are supplementary angles


OE is the bisector of BOC and


OD is the bisector of AOC


Therefore, 1 = 2 and 3 = 4 ________________ (i)


BOC + AOC = 180° [Because AOB is a straight line]


1 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 180°


1 + 1 + 3 + 3 = 180° [From equation (i)]


2 1 +2 3 = 180°


2(1 + 3) = 180°


1 + 3 = 90°


Hence, EOD = 90° proved.


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