11-2 Parallel Lines and Transversals practice

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What are parallel lines?

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Parallel lines are lines in a plane that never meet and are always the same distance apart.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

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What is a transversal?

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A transversal is a line that intersects two or more lines at different points.

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What are corresponding angles?

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Corresponding angles are pairs of angles that are in similar positions relative to the two lines and the transversal.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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What are complementary angles?

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Complementary angles are two angles whose measures add up to 90 degrees.

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CCSS.7.G.B.5

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What are supplementary angles?

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Supplementary angles are two angles whose measures add up to 180 degrees.

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CCSS.7.G.B.5

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What does it mean for angles to be congruent?

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Congruent angles are angles that have the same measure.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

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How can you identify alternate interior angles?

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Alternate interior angles are pairs of angles that lie between the two lines and on opposite sides of the transversal.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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What are alternate exterior angles?

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Alternate exterior angles are pairs of angles that lie outside the two lines and on opposite sides of the transversal.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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What is the relationship between corresponding angles when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal?

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When two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, corresponding angles are congruent.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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What is the relationship between alternate interior angles when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal?

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When two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, alternate interior angles are congruent.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5