Angles formed by transversals

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What are angles that lie on opposite sides of the transversal and outside of the parallel lines called?

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Alternate Exterior Angles

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

Front

What is the relationship between Angle A and Angle C if they add up to 180 degrees?

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Supplementary Angles

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CCSS.7.G.B.5

Front

What type of angles are formed when a transversal crosses two parallel lines and are in the same position relative to the lines?

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Corresponding Angles

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.5

Front

What are angles that lie on the same side of the transversal and between the two parallel lines called?

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Consecutive Interior Angles

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.5

Front

What is the relationship between Angle Q and Angle B if they are equal in measure?

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Congruent Angles

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

Front

What is the term for angles that are formed on opposite sides of the transversal but inside the parallel lines?

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Alternate Interior Angles

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.5

Front

If two angles are supplementary, what is the sum of their measures?

Back

180 degrees

Tags

CCSS.7.G.B.5

Front

If two angles are congruent, what does that mean about their measures?

Back

They are equal.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

Front

What is the definition of corresponding angles?

Back

Angles that are in the same relative position at each intersection where a straight line crosses two others.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.5

Front

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

Back

They are congruent.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.5