Name:________________ Date:________________

Transversals and Angles

Homeroom:________________ Subject:________________

Vocabulary

Angles that are formed on the ______________

Alternate
Interior Angles
sides of the transversal line and _____________

the two lines being crossed.

When a transversal crosses _______________

lines, the alternate interior angles have

______________ measurements.

Examples

Using your knowledge of angle relationships, you can determine the missing angle measurements when a transversal
intersects two parallel lines.
Use corresponding, vertical, alternate interior, and adjacent angles to answer. Remember:
 Equation
 Steps
 Scratch
 Sentence

1. What is the measure of angle 5? Explain your reasoning.

2. What Is the measure of angle 2? Explain your reasoning.

3. What is the measure of angle 3? Explain your reasoning.

4. What is the measure of angle 4? Explain your reasoning.

Practice

For each statement complete the sentence with a word from the word bank.
Word Bank
 Vertical Angles
 Corresponding Angle
 Alternate Interior Angles

1. The measure of angles a and c are equal because they are _________________________________________;
in other words, they are in the same position on different lines.
2. Angles a and b are congruent because they are __________________________________________________
on opposite sides of the transversal and within the parallel lines.
3. The measure of angle a is 54 degree because angle a is a ________________________________ with the angle
that measures 54 degrees.

Use corresponding, vertical, alternate interior, and adjacent angles to answer. Remember:
 Equation
 Steps
 Scratch
 Sentence

1. What is the measure of angle a? Explain your reasoning.

Angle a measures ______ degrees because …

2. What Is the measure of angle b? Explain your reasoning.

3. What is the measure of angle c? Explain your reasoning.

Using angle notation for measurement, wrtite the measurement of each angle Remember:
 Equation
 Steps
 Scratch
 Sentence
72°

1. What is the measure of angle b? Explain your reasoning.

Angle b measures ________ degrees because…

2. What Is the measure of angle c? Explain your reasoning.

3. What is the measure of angle d? Explain your reasoning.

4. What is the measure of angle e? Explain your reasoning.

5. What Is the measure of angle f? Explain your reasoning.

6. What is the measure of angle g? Explain your reasoning.

7. What is the measure of angle h? Explain your reasoning.

For each diagram, find the value of the variable x. For each problems make sure you:. Remember:
 Equation
 Steps
1.
 Scratch
 Sentence

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3.

4.