Parallel Lines, transversals, angle relationships

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What are parallel lines?

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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 line that crosses at least two other lines in the same plane.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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What are corresponding angles?

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Angles that are in the same position at each intersection where a transversal crosses two lines.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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What are alternate interior angles?

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Angles that are on opposite sides of the transversal and inside the two lines.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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What are same-side interior angles?

Back

Angles that are on the same side of the transversal and inside the two lines.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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What are alternate exterior angles?

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Angles that are on opposite sides of the transversal and outside the two lines.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, what is true about corresponding angles?

Back

They are congruent.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.5

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If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, what is true about alternate interior angles?

Back

They are congruent.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.5

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If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, what is true about same-side interior angles?

Back

They are supplementary (add up to 180 degrees).

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.5

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If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, what is true about alternate exterior angles?

Back

They are congruent.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5