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    10/7/2019 Parallel Lines, and Pairs of Angles

    Parallel Lines, and Pairs of Angles

    Parallel Lines
    Lines are parallel if they are always the same distance apart (called "equidistant"), and will
    never meet. Just remember:

    Always the same distance apart and never touching.

    The red line is parallel to the blue line in each of these examples:

    Example 1 Example 2

    Parallel lines also point in the same direction.

    Parallel lines have so much in common. It's a shame they will never meet!

    Try it yourself:

    Next
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    Pairs of Angles
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    When parallel lines get crossed by another line (which is called a


    Transversal ), you can see that many angles are the same, as in this 118°
    62°
    example:

    62°
    118°
    These angles can be made into pairs of angles which have special 118° 62°
    names.

    62° 118°

    Click on each name to see it highlighted:

    Choose One:
    Transversal
    Parallel Lines
    Vertical Angles
    Corresponding Angles
    Alternate Interior Angles
    Alternate Exterior Angles
    Consecutive Interior Angles

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    Now play with it here. Try dragging the points, and choosing different angle types. You can
    also turn "Parallel" off or on:

    Angles: All Angles

    112° 68°

    68° 112°

    112° 68°

    68° 112°

    Parallel Reset
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    Testing for Parallel Lines


    Some of those special pairs of angles can be used to test if lines really are parallel:

    If Any Pair Of ... Example:

    Corresponding Angles are equal a=e

    or a b
    Alternate Interior Angles are equal c=f
    c d
    or
    e f
    Alternate Exterior Angles are equal b=g

    or
    g h
    Consecutive Interior Angles add up to 180° d + f = 180°

    ... then the lines are Parallel

    Examples

    These lines are parallel,


    because a pair of
    Corresponding Angles are
    equal.

    These lines are not parallel,


    because a pair of
    Consecutive Interior Angles
    do not add up to 180° (81°
    + 101° =182°)

    https://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/parallel-lines.html 3/4
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    These lines are parallel,


    because a pair of Alternate
    Interior Angles are equal

    Question 1 Question 2 Question 3 Question 4 Question 5 Question 6


    Question 7 Question 8 Question 9 Question 10

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