In the figure given below, angle A and angle B are

vertically opposite angles

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adjacent angles

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supplementary angles

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corresponding angles

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Solution

The correct option is B
adjacent angles

Adjacent angles are two angles that have a common vertex, a common arm and non common arms which lie on either side of the common arm.
In the given question, angles A and B share a common arm and a common vertex and hence these are adjacent angles.

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