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Angles, Parallel Lines, and Transversals
Use the following websites and your text book to answer the following questions.
http://www.mathplanet.com/education/geometry/perpendicular-and-parallel/angles,parallel-lines-and-transversals
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/parallel-lines.html
1. What are parallel lines?
2. What is another name for parallel lines? Explain.
3. What is the symbol that represents parallel lines?
4. What are skew lines?
5. Compare parallel lines and skew lines.
6. What is a transversal?
7. Use the space below to sketch a pair of parallel lines and a transversal. Identify
each as parallel or transversal.
8. How many angles are formed when you sketched a pair of parallel lines and a
transversal?
9. Name the 8 angles in your sketch. E.g. A, B, C, D…….
10. Angles that are in the area between parallel lines are called interior angles
whereas the angles that are on the outside of two parallel lines are exterior.
Name the interior angles and exterior angles from your sketch.
Use the diagram to complete the following tasks:
11. Label the parallel lines and transversal.
12. Name the 8 angles.
13. Name the interior angles. Example: L H & L C
14. Name the exterior angles. Example: L G & L D
15. Name two pairs of vertical angles.