| Angles Formed by Parallel Lines | ||||||||||
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| Angle A and angle C are corresponding angles, angle A and angle D are alternate exterior angles, the angel that is vertical to angle B and the angle that is vertical to angle D are the alterante interior angles. | ||||||||||
| If you have two parallel lines with a transversal going through both of them, then you can form three types of angles. Corresponding angles, Alternate inteterior angles and Alternate exterior angles. | ||||||||||
| Theorem: If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal then the alternate interior angles are congruent. Here is how we can prove this theorem. Given: Lines a and b are parallel. Prove: angle 1 is congruent to angle 2 To prove this theorem we are going to use an indirect proof. Assume that angle 1 is not congruent to angle 2. Then there must be another line c, that intersects the transversal at p to form an angle, angle 3, that is congruent to angle 2, but alternate interior angles lead to parallel lines thus c is parallel to b, then line b is parallel to two lines in the plane. this contradicts the parallel postulate which states there can be only one parallel line through a point not on the line, therefore angle 1 is congruent to angle 2. Theorem: If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal then the alternate exterior angles are congruent. (The proof for this theorem is similiar to the one above) Theorem: If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal then the corresponding angles are congruent. Knowing that the alternate exterior angles are congruent and the alternate interior angles are congruent, you can use algebra to prove this theorem. |
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