![]() Interior anglesĪngles between the bounds of the two parallel lines are interior angles, again created by the transversal. You wrote down ∠AYD and ∠OLI, and then you wrote ∠DYR paired with ∠TLI, no doubt!Ĭongruent alternate exterior angles are used to prove that lines are parallel, using (fittingly) the Alternate Exterior Angles Theorem. ![]() Can you find the two pairs of alternate exterior angles in our drawing? Angle relationships - alternative exterior angles Alternate exterior angles are on opposite sides of the transversal (that's the alternate part) and outside the parallel lines (that's the exterior part). Angle relationships - consecutive angles Alternate exterior anglesĪlternate exterior angles are similar to vertex angles, in that they are opposite angles (on either side of the transversal). ![]() The only other pair of consecutive exterior angles is ∠DYR and ∠OLI. In our figure above, ∠AYD and ∠TLI are consecutive exterior angles. When the exterior angles are on the same side of the transversal, they are consecutive exterior angles, and they are supplementary (adding to 180°). You can see two types of exterior angle relationships: Consecutive exterior angles An exterior angle among line constructions (not polygons) is one that lies outside the parallel lines. Those same parallel lines and their transversal create exterior angles. In all cases, since our Line AR and TO are parallel, their corresponding angles are congruent. You found ∠RYL corresponding to ∠OLI, right?Īnd you did not overlook ∠AYL corresponding to ∠TLI, did you? Our transversal and parallel lines create four pairs of corresponding angles. When the corresponding angles are on parallel lines, they are congruent. Angles that have the same position relative to one another in the two sets of four angles (four at the top, Line AR four at the bottom, Line TO) are corresponding angles. We can adroitly pull from this figure angles that look like each other. When a line crosses two parallel lines (a transversal), a whole new level of angle relationships opens up: Angle relationships - corresponding angles The more restrictive our intersecting lines get, the more restrictive are their angle relationships. Corresponding anglesĪnytime a transversal crosses two other lines, we get corresponding angles. Adjacent angles share more than the vertex they share a common side to an angle. You may wonder why adjacent angles are not also vertical angles, since they share the vertex, too. ![]() See if you can spot them in our drawing.ĭid you find ∠JYO and ∠KYC made a pair? They touch only at Point Yĭid you find ∠KYJ and ∠OYC made the other pair? They also touch only at Point Y Two intersecting lines create two pairs of vertical angles. Here the word "vertical" means "relating to a vertex," not "up and down." Vertical angles are opposite angles they share only their vertex point. In our same drawing above, angles that skip an angle, that is, angles that are not touching each other except at their vertex, are vertical angles. Can you find them all? Angle relationships - adjacent anglesĪnd you found ∠KYJ adjacent to ∠JYO, surely! In the following drawing, Line JC intersects Line OK, creating four adjacent pairs and intersecting at Point Y. Any two angles sharing a ray, line segment or line are adjacent. When two lines cross each other, they form four angles. So these two 35° angles are congruent, even if they are not identically presented, and are formed with different constructions: Angle relationships - congruent angles Adjacent angles They show the same "openness" between the two rays, line segments or lines that form them. Congruent anglesĪny two angles, no matter their orientation, that have equal measures (in radians or degrees) are congruent. You will solve complex problems faster when you are thoroughly familiar with all the types of angle relationships. When two parallel lines are intersected by a transversal, complex angle relationships form, such as alternating interior angles, corresponding angles, and so on.īeing able to spot angle relationships, and confidently find congruent angles when lines intersect, will make you a better, geometry student. Types of angles - angle relationshipsįor example, when two lines or line segments intersect, they form two pairs of vertical angles. We talk of angle relationships because we are comparing position, measurement, and congruence between two or more angles. Beyond measuring the degrees or radians, you can also compare angles and consider their relationships to other angles.
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