What type of angles are formed when a transversal intersects two parallel lines?
Practice Questions
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What type of angles are formed when a transversal intersects two parallel lines?
Complementary angles
Supplementary angles
Equal angles
All of the above
Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions
What type of angles are formed when a transversal intersects two parallel lines?
Step 1: Understand what a transversal is. A transversal is a line that crosses two or more other lines.
Step 2: Identify the two parallel lines. Parallel lines are lines that never meet and are always the same distance apart.
Step 3: Draw the transversal line so that it intersects the two parallel lines.
Step 4: Observe the angles formed at the points where the transversal crosses the parallel lines.
Step 5: Identify the types of angles formed: there are pairs of equal angles (corresponding angles), pairs of supplementary angles (same-side interior angles), and pairs of complementary angles (alternate interior angles).
Step 6: Remember that corresponding angles are equal, same-side interior angles are supplementary, and alternate interior angles are also equal.