Q. Given two parallel lines and a transversal, if one of the same-side interior angles is 40 degrees, what is the measure of the other same-side interior angle?
A.
40 degrees
B.
140 degrees
C.
180 degrees
D.
90 degrees
Solution
Same-side interior angles are supplementary. Therefore, if one angle is 40 degrees, the other must be 180 - 40 = 140 degrees.
Q. If angle 1 and angle 2 are alternate interior angles formed by a transversal intersecting two parallel lines, what can be said about their measures?
A.
Angle 1 is greater than angle 2.
B.
Angle 1 is less than angle 2.
C.
Angle 1 is equal to angle 2.
D.
They cannot be compared.
Solution
By the Alternate Interior Angles Theorem, alternate interior angles are equal when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal.
Q. If angle 1 and angle 2 are corresponding angles formed by a transversal intersecting two parallel lines, and angle 1 measures 30 degrees, what is the measure of angle 2?
A.
30 degrees
B.
150 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
60 degrees
Solution
Corresponding angles are equal when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. Therefore, angle 2 also measures 30 degrees.
Q. If angle A and angle B are alternate exterior angles formed by a transversal intersecting two parallel lines, and angle A measures 50 degrees, what is the measure of angle B?
A.
50 degrees
B.
130 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
180 degrees
Solution
By the Alternate Exterior Angles Theorem, alternate exterior angles are equal. Thus, angle B also measures 50 degrees.
Q. If two lines are parallel and one line has the equation y = 5x + 1, what is the equation of a line parallel to it that passes through the point (2, 3)?
A.
y = 5x - 7
B.
y = 5x + 7
C.
y = 5x + 1
D.
y = 5x - 1
Solution
A line parallel to y = 5x + 1 will have the same slope (5). Using the point-slope form: y - 3 = 5(x - 2) gives y = 5x - 7.
Q. If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal and one of the alternate exterior angles is 110 degrees, what is the measure of the other alternate exterior angle?
A.
70 degrees
B.
110 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
180 degrees
Solution
Alternate exterior angles are equal when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. Therefore, the other angle also measures 110 degrees.
Q. If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal and one of the exterior angles is 120 degrees, what is the measure of the corresponding interior angle?
A.
60 degrees
B.
120 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
180 degrees
Solution
The corresponding interior angle is supplementary to the exterior angle. Thus, 180 - 120 = 60 degrees.
Q. If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal and one of the interior angles is 30 degrees, what is the measure of the exterior angle adjacent to it?
A.
30 degrees
B.
150 degrees
C.
120 degrees
D.
90 degrees
Solution
The exterior angle adjacent to an interior angle is supplementary to it. Therefore, if the interior angle is 30 degrees, the exterior angle is 180 - 30 = 150 degrees.
Q. If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal and the sum of the interior angles on the same side of the transversal is 180 degrees, what can be concluded?
A.
The lines are not parallel.
B.
The lines are perpendicular.
C.
The angles are equal.
D.
The angles are supplementary.
Solution
Interior angles on the same side of the transversal are supplementary when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal.
Q. If two parallel lines are represented by the equations y = 3x + 1 and y = 3x - 4, what is the distance between these two lines?
A.
5/√10
B.
5/√13
C.
5/√3
D.
5/√2
Solution
The distance d between two parallel lines of the form y = mx + b1 and y = mx + b2 is given by d = |b2 - b1| / √(1 + m^2). Here, d = |(-4) - 1| / √(1 + 3^2) = 5 / √10.
Q. If two parallel lines are represented by the equations y = 3x + 2 and y = 3x - 4, what is the distance between these two lines?
A.
6/√10
B.
2/√10
C.
4/√10
D.
8/√10
Solution
The distance between two parallel lines of the form y = mx + b1 and y = mx + b2 is given by |b2 - b1| / √(1 + m^2). Here, |(-4) - 2| / √(1 + 3^2) = 6 / √10.
Q. In a pair of parallel lines cut by a transversal, if one of the same-side interior angles is 75 degrees, what is the measure of the other same-side interior angle?
A.
75 degrees
B.
105 degrees
C.
90 degrees
D.
180 degrees
Solution
Same-side interior angles are supplementary when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. Therefore, the other angle measures 180 - 75 = 105 degrees.
Q. In a triangle, if one angle measures 40 degrees and another angle measures 60 degrees, what is the measure of the angle formed by a transversal intersecting the line parallel to the base of the triangle?
A.
40 degrees
B.
60 degrees
C.
80 degrees
D.
100 degrees
Solution
The sum of angles in a triangle is 180 degrees. The third angle is 180 - (40 + 60) = 80 degrees. The angle formed by the transversal is equal to this angle.
Q. In a triangle, if one angle measures 50 degrees and another angle measures 60 degrees, what is the measure of the angle formed by a line parallel to one side of the triangle and the extension of the other side?
A.
70 degrees
B.
50 degrees
C.
60 degrees
D.
130 degrees
Solution
The third angle of the triangle is 70 degrees. The angle formed by the parallel line and the extension of the other side is equal to this angle due to the Corresponding Angles Postulate.
Q. In a triangle, if two angles are 45 degrees and 55 degrees, what is the measure of the angle formed by a line parallel to one side of the triangle and the extension of the other side?
A.
80 degrees
B.
45 degrees
C.
55 degrees
D.
100 degrees
Solution
The third angle of the triangle is 80 degrees. The angle formed by the parallel line and the extension of the other side is equal to this angle due to the Corresponding Angles Postulate.
Q. What can be concluded if two angles are supplementary and one of them is an exterior angle formed by a transversal intersecting two parallel lines?
A.
They are both acute.
B.
They are both obtuse.
C.
One is an interior angle.
D.
They are equal.
Solution
If one angle is an exterior angle formed by a transversal intersecting two parallel lines, the other angle must be an interior angle, as they are supplementary.
