Question 14 Marks
Prove that the bisectors of a pair of vertically opposite angles are in the same straight line.
Answer
Given:
Lines AOB and COD intersect at point O.
Such that $\angle\text{AOC}=\angle\text{BOD}.$
Also,
OE is the bisector $\angle\text{AOC}$ and OF is the bisector $\angle\text{BOD}.$
To prove:
EOF is a straight line.
$\angle\text{AOD}=\angle\text{BOC}=5\text{x}\dots(1)$ ( [vertically opposite angle]
Also,
$\angle\text{AOD}+\angle\text{BOC}$ [vertically opposite angle]
$\Rightarrow\ 2\angle\text{AOE}=2\angle\text{DOF}\dots(2)$
Now,
$\angle\text{AOD}+\angle\text{AOC}+\angle\text{BOC}+\angle\text{BOD}=360^\circ$ [Sum of all angles around a point is 360°]
$\Rightarrow\ 2\angle\text{AOD}+2\angle\text{AOE}+2\angle\text{DOF}=360^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\ \angle\text{AOD}+\angle\text{AOE}+\angle\text{DOF}=180^\circ$
From this we conclude that EOF is a straight line.
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Given:
Lines AOB and COD intersect at point O.
Such that $\angle\text{AOC}=\angle\text{BOD}.$
Also,
OE is the bisector $\angle\text{AOC}$ and OF is the bisector $\angle\text{BOD}.$
To prove:
EOF is a straight line.
$\angle\text{AOD}=\angle\text{BOC}=5\text{x}\dots(1)$ ( [vertically opposite angle]
Also,
$\angle\text{AOD}+\angle\text{BOC}$ [vertically opposite angle]
$\Rightarrow\ 2\angle\text{AOE}=2\angle\text{DOF}\dots(2)$
Now,
$\angle\text{AOD}+\angle\text{AOC}+\angle\text{BOC}+\angle\text{BOD}=360^\circ$ [Sum of all angles around a point is 360°]
$\Rightarrow\ 2\angle\text{AOD}+2\angle\text{AOE}+2\angle\text{DOF}=360^\circ$
$\Rightarrow\ \angle\text{AOD}+\angle\text{AOE}+\angle\text{DOF}=180^\circ$
From this we conclude that EOF is a straight line.












Consider be angles AOB and ACB.







