Angles Between Two Lines and a Transversal - Lesson+Exploration+Practice

Author:
Simona Riva
Topic:
Angles, Intersection, Straight Lines
Explore the app below and learn the special names of the angles formed by two lines and , intersected by a transversal . Drag the green points and explore the special relationship between those angles, when the two lines cut by the transversal are parallel.

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Two parallel lines are cut by a transversal. An alternate interior angle of a pair measures 45°. What is the measure of the other alternate interior angle of the pair?

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Two lines are cut by a transversal. One of the two corresponding angles of a pair measures 59°. What is the measure of the other corresponding angle of the pair?

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Two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, and form a pair of same-side interior angles, and . We know that . What are the measures of and respectively?

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