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Parallel and Perpendicular Lines

This topic covers the identification of parallel and perpendicular lines. Angles formed by transversals are also covered.

Topic: Angle Relationships

  • Vertical angles are two nonadjacent angles formed by two intersecting lines. Vertical angles are congruent

  • Corresponding angles are on the same side of the traversal and are both above or below the parallel lines. Corresponding angles are congruent

  • Adjacent angles are side by side and have a common vertex and a common side

  • Alternate interior (exterior) angles are on alternate sides of the traversal and are in the interior (exterior) of the parallel lines. They are congruent

  • Same side interior angles lie on the same side of the transversal and are between the parallel lines. They are congruent

Topic: Angle Measures to Prove Lines Parallel

  • If two coplanar lines are cut by a transversal so that a pair of corresponding angles is congruent, then the two lines are parallel

  • If two coplanar lines are cut by a transversal so that a pair of alternate interior angles is congruent, then the two lines are parallel

  • If two coplanar lines are cut by a transversal so that a pair of alternate exterior angles is congruent, then the two lines are parallel

  • If two coplanar lines are cut by a transversal so that a pair of same side interior angles is supplementary, then the two lines are parallel

Topic: Angle Measures

  • A bisector divides a figure into two equal parts.
    If BD bisects ABC, then the angles ABD and DBC are equal in measure

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