Questions and Answers
What are parallel lines?
What are skew lines?
What is a transversal?
A line, ray, or segment that intersects two or more lines at different points
If a transversal intersects two parallel lines, then corresponding angles are congruent.
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If a transversal intersects two parallel lines, then alternate interior angles are congruent.
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If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the pairs of alternate exterior angles are congruent.
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If two lines are perpendicular, then they form right angles.
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What does Theorem 3.1 state?
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What does Theorem 3.2 state?
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If two lines are cut by a transversal so that corresponding angles are congruent, then the lines are parallel.
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If two lines are cut by a transversal so that alternate interior angles are congruent, then the lines are parallel.
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If two lines are cut by a transversal so that alternate exterior angles are congruent, then the lines are parallel.
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What does Theorem 3.11 state?
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What does Theorem 3.12 state?
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Study Notes
Parallel and Skew Lines
- Parallel lines are coplanar and do not intersect.
- Skew lines are non-coplanar and do not intersect or run parallel.
Transversal
- A transversal is defined as a line, ray, or segment that crosses two or more lines, rays, or segments at different points.
Angle Relationships
- The Corresponding Angles Postulate states that corresponding angles formed by a transversal intersecting two parallel lines are congruent.
- The Alternate Interior Angles Theorem asserts that alternate interior angles formed in the same scenario are also congruent.
- The Alternate Exterior Angles Theorem indicates that pairs of alternate exterior angles created by a transversal cutting parallel lines are congruent.
- The Same-Side Interior Angles Theorem declares that same-side interior angles are supplementary when a transversal intersects parallel lines.
Perpendicular Lines
- Perpendicular lines intersect at right angles.
- The theorem states that if two lines create a linear pair of congruent angles, the lines are perpendicular (Theorem 3.1).
- Additionally, if the sides of two adjacent acute angles are perpendicular, then those angles are complementary (Theorem 3.2).
Converse Statements and Parallel Lines
- The Corresponding Angles Postulate Converse claims that if corresponding angles are congruent when lines are intersected by a transversal, the lines are parallel.
- The Alternate Interior Angles Theorem Converse indicates that congruent alternate interior angles imply the lines are parallel.
- The Alternate Exterior Angles Theorem Converse similarly states that congruent alternate exterior angles imply the lines are parallel.
- Theorem 3.11 explains that if two lines are parallel to the same line, they are parallel to each other.
- Theorem 3.12 proclaims that if two lines are perpendicular to the same line, they are parallel to each other.
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