Alternate Angles and Transversals

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Objective

I can identify alternate interior and alternate exterior angles formed by a transversal.

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Warm-up video

Kayla Jones · 3:07

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Key concepts

3 concepts

  1. 1

    Alternate interior angles are inside parallel lines and on opposite sides of the transversal.

  2. 2

    Alternate exterior angles are outside the parallel lines and on opposite sides of the transversal.

  3. 3

    Alternate interior angles and alternate exterior angles are equal to each other.

Part 3 of 4

Practice

11 questions

1

What does 'alternate' refer to in the context of alternate interior and alternate exterior angles?

2

Which of the following is a characteristic of alternate interior angles?

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

In the diagram, line a and line b are parallel and are intersected by a transversal. If angle 1 is 110° and is located on the exterior of the parallel lines, find the measure of its alternate exterior angle, angle x, which is also located on the exterior of the parallel lines but on the opposite side of the transversal.

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