What are vertical angles?

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Chapter12: Angle Relationships And Transformations
Section12.1: Angle Relationships
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What are vertical angles?

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Vertical Angles :

When two lines intersect each other at any point then the formed two opposite angles are called vertical angles and both are equal in nature.

Vertical refers to the word vertex when they cross each other 

Let 'l' and 'm' any two straight lines in any plane and they intersect each other at point P then 

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 a = b   (vertical angles)and m = n   (vertical angles)

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