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3.2 Skill Practice 11. Alternate Interior Angles

1. Sample:
Theorem
12. Consecutive Interior Angles
Theorem
1
13. Alternate Exterior Angles
2 Theorem
14. Corresponding Angles Postulate

15. Alternate Exterior Angles

Theorem
2. congruent: alternate interior
angles, alternate exterior angles, 16. Consecutive Interior Angles
corresponding angles, vertical Theorem
angles; supplementary: adjacent
17. m∠ 1 5 1508, m∠ 2 5 1508;
angles, consecutive interior
Corresponding Angles
angles, exterior angles on the
Postulate, Vertical Angles
same side of the transversal.
Congruence Theorem
3. C
18. m∠ 1 5 1408, m∠ 2 5 408;
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4. 658; Vertical Angles Congruence Alternate Interior Angles

Theorem Theorem, Consecutive Interior
Angles Theorem
5. 1108; Alternate Exterior Angles
Theorem 19. m∠ 1 5 1228, m∠ 2 5 588;
Alternate Interior Angles
6. 718; Alternate Interior Angles
Theorem, Consecutive Interior
Theorem
Angles Theorem
7. 638; Consecutive Interior Angles
20. The lines are not known to be
Theorem
parallel, therefore ∠ 9 and ∠ 10
8. 548; Alternate Exterior Angles are not necessarily congruent.
Theorem
9. Corresponding Angles Postulate

10. Alternate Interior Angles

Theorem

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21. Sample answer: ∠ 1 > ∠ 4 by the 26. Sample answer: ∠ BAD and
Alternate Exterior Angles ∠ ABC, ∠ CDA and ∠ DCB
Theorem; ∠ 1 > ∠ 2 >∠ 3 >∠ 4
27. 45, 85 28. 45, 20
by Vertical Angles Congruence
Theorem, Alternate Interior 29. 65, 60 30. 20, 10
Angles Theorem, and the 31. 13, 12 32. 10, 25
Transitive Property of Angle Con-
gruence. 33. B

22. m∠ 1 5 1008, Consecutive 34. M P

Interior Angles Theorem;
m∠ 2 5 808, Consecutive Interior
Angles Theorem; m∠ 3 5 1008, N Q
Consecutive Interior Angles
Theorem ∠ M and ∠ Q, ∠ P and ∠ N.
Sample answer: ∠ P is
23. m∠ 1 5 908, supplementary to the
supplementary to ∠ M and
right angle by the Consecutive ∠ Q, therefore by the Congruent
Interior Angles Theorem; Supplements Theorem they are
m∠ 3 5 658, it forms a linear pair congruent; ∠ Q is supplementary
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with the angle measuring 1158; to ∠ P and ∠ N, therefore by the

m∠ 2 5 1158, supplementary to Congruent Supplements Theorem
∠ 3 by the Consecutive Interior they are congruent.
Angles Theorem
35. 65, 10 36. 8, 10
24. m∠ 3 5 478, supplementary to the
angle measuring 1338 by the
Consecutive Interior Angles
Theorem; m∠ 2 5 1338, it forms a
linear pair with ∠ 3; m∠ 1 5 478,
m∠ 1 5 m∠ 3 by the Alternate
Interior Angles Theorem
25. Sample answer:∠ BAC and
∠ DCA, ∠ ABD and ∠ CDB

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3.2 Problem Solving 41. Statements (Reason)

37. Statements (Reason) 1. n i p (Given)
1. p i q (Given) 2. ∠ 1 > ∠ 3 (Alternate Interior
2. ∠ 1 > ∠ 3 (Corresponding Angles Theorem)
Angles Postulate) 3. ∠ 3 and ∠ 2 are supplementary.
3. ∠ 3 > ∠ 2 (Vertical Angles (Definition of linear pair)
Congruence Theorem) 4. ∠ 1 and ∠ 2 are supplementary.
4. ∠ 1 > ∠ 2 (Transitive Property (Substitution)
of Angle Congruence) 42. Statements (Reason)
38. a. ∠ 4, ∠ 5, ∠ 8 1. t ⊥ r; r i s (Given)
b. 708 2. ∠ 1 is a right angle.
39. a. yes; ∠ 1 and ∠ 5, ∠ 2 and ∠ 6;
(Definition of
yes; ∠ 1 and ∠ 2, ∠ 1 and ∠ 6, perpendicular lines)
∠ 2 and ∠ 5, ∠ 5 and ∠ 6 3. ∠ 1 > ∠ 2 (Corresponding
b. Sample answer: The
Angles Postulate)
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transversal stays parallel to 4. ∠ 2 is a right angle.

the floor. (Substitution)
40. a. 708, 1108 5. t ⊥ s (Definition of
b. Sample answer: ∠ 1 and
perpendicular lines)
∠ 2 are corresponding angles 43. 608. Sample answer: ∠4 > ∠2
and therefore congruent. ∠ 1 by the Alternate Interior Angles
and ∠ 3 are supplementary so Theorem, ∠2 > ∠3 by definition
by substitution ∠ 2 and ∠ 3 are of angle bisector, ∠5 > ∠1 by
supplementary, so ∠ ABC is a Corresponding Angles Postulate,
straight angle. ∠4 > ∠5 is given, so ∠1 > ∠2 >
c. Yes; steeper. Sample answer:
∠3 > ∠4 > ∠5. Since
The points are collinear, if m∠1 1 m∠2 1 m∠3 5 1808,
m∠ 1 is 608, the angle is they must each be 608.
smaller and the line becomes
steeper.
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3.2 Mixed Review

} }
44. OA 5 2Ï 2 , OB 5 3Ï 2 , OC 5 3,
OD 5 3; }
OC and }
OD
45. neither 46. neither

47. complementary

48. 100 cm 49. 20 ft

50. 330 in.

51. If three points are collinear, then

they lie on the same line; yes.
52. If an angle is obtuse, then the
measure of the angle is 1198; no.
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