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Parallel Lines
Mrs. Wedgwood
Adjacent angles are “side by side” and
share a common ray.
15º
45º
These are examples of adjacent angles.
80º 45º
35º
55º
130º 50º
85º
20º
These angles are NOT adjacent.
100º
50º 35º
35º
55º 45º
Complementary Angles
sum to 90°
50°
40°
Complementary angles add up to 90º.
30º
40º
50º
60º
30° 150°
Supplementary angles add up to 180º.
40º
120º 60º
140º
100°
100°
Vertical Angles
are opposite one another.
Vertical angles are congruent.
80°
80°
Lines l and m are parallel.
l||m
Note the 4
angles that
measure 120°.
120°
120°
l
120°
120° m
Line n is a transversal.
n
Lines l and m are parallel.
l||m
Note the 4
angles that
measure 60°.
60°
60°
l
60°
60° m
Line n is a transversal.
n
Lines l and m are parallel.
l||m
There are many There are 4 pairs of
pairs of angles that angles that are
are supplementary. vertical.
60°
120°
120°
60°
l
60° 120°
120° 60° m
Line n is a transversal.
n
If two lines are intersected by a transversal
and any of the angle pairs shown below are
congruent, then the lines are parallel. This
fact is used in the construction of parallel
lines.
Practice Time!
1) Find the missing angle.
?°
36°
1) Find the missing angle.
?°
36°
90 ° – 36 = 54°
2) Find the missing angle.
?°
64°
2) Find the missing angle.
?°
64°
90 ° – 64° = 26°
3) Solve for x.
2x°
3x°
3) Solve for x.
2x°
3x°
x + 25
2x + 5
4) Solve for x.
x + 25
2x + 5
(2x + 5) + (x + 25) = 90
3x + 30 = 90
3x = 60
x = 20
5) Find the missing angle.
?° 168°
5) Find the missing angle.
?° 168°
58° ?°
6) Find the missing angle.
58° ?°
4x 5x
7) Solve for x.
4x 5x
4x + 5x = 180
9x = 180
x = 20
8) Solve for x.
2x + 10 3x + 20
8) Solve for x.
2x + 10 3x + 20
42°
a°
c°
b°
l
d° e°
g° f° m
9) Lines l and m are parallel.
l||m
Find the missing angles.
42°
138°
138°
42°
l
42° 138°
138° 42° m
10) Lines l and m are parallel.
l||m
Find the missing angles.
81°
a°
c°
b°
l
d° e°
g° f° m
10) Lines l and m are parallel.
l||m
Find the missing angles.
81°
99°
99°
81°
l
81° 99°
99° 81° m
11) Find the missing angles.
70 ° 70 °
b°
d° 65 °
11) Find the missing angles.
70 ° 70 °
40°
75 ° 65 °
12) Find the missing angles.
45 ° 50 °
b°
d° 75 °
12) Find the missing angles.
45 ° 50 °
85°
20° 75 °
In the figure a || b.