Math  /  Geometry

QuestionREL-10. Are the following lines parallel? YES or NO or MAYBE. Use the angles to help you decide. Be sure to justify your answer (ie if alt int \cong then lines parallel) a. b. c.

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STEP 1

What is this asking? Do the given angle pairs tell us if the lines are parallel? Watch out! Don't mix up the angle relationships!
Corresponding, alternate interior, and same-side interior angles have different rules.

STEP 2

1. Analyze Diagram A
2. Analyze Diagram B
3. Analyze Diagram C

STEP 3

Alright, in diagram A, we've got two angles: 125125^\circ and 5555^\circ.
These angles are sitting on the same side of the transversal and they're *outside* the two lines.
These are called **corresponding angles**, and if the lines are parallel, corresponding angles are congruent, or equal!

STEP 4

Let's see if they add up to 180180^\circ. 125+55=180125^\circ + 55^\circ = 180^\circ.
Woah, they add up to 180180^\circ!
Since they're supplementary, and they're in the right spot, the lines are **parallel**!

STEP 5

Diagram B gives us angles of 9595^\circ and 8282^\circ.
These are also **corresponding angles**.

STEP 6

If the lines are parallel, these angles should be equal, but 958295^\circ \ne 82^\circ.
Since the corresponding angles aren't congruent, the lines are *not* parallel!

STEP 7

Diagram C shows two angles, both measuring 4646^\circ.
These are **alternate interior angles**, meaning they're on opposite sides of the transversal and *between* the two lines.

STEP 8

If the lines are parallel, alternate interior angles should be congruent.
Since both angles are 4646^\circ, they *are* congruent!
This tells us the lines are **parallel**!

STEP 9

a. YES, the lines are parallel because the corresponding angles are supplementary. b. NO, the lines are not parallel because the corresponding angles are not congruent. c. YES, the lines are parallel because the alternate interior angles are congruent.

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