Parallel Lines, And Pairs of Angles

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Parallel Lines, and Pairs of Angles Parallel Lines Lines are parallel if they are always the same distance apart (called "equidistant"), and will never meet. Just remember:

Always the same distance apart and never touching. The red line is parallel to the blue line in both these cases:

Example 1

Example 2

Parallel lines also point in the same direction.

Pairs of Angles When parallel lines get crossed by another line (which is called a Transversal), you can see that many angles are the same, as in this example: These angles can be made into pairs of angles which have special names.

Click on each name to see it highlighted: (If you can't see anything on the right, then you may need to install Flash Player)

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Testing for Parallel Lines Some of those special pairs of angles can be used to test if lines really are parallel:

If Any Pair Of ...

Example:

Corresponding Angles are equal, or

a=e

Alternate Interior Angles are equal, or

c=f

Alternate Exterior Angles are equal, or

b=g

Consecutive Interior Angles add up to 180°

d + f = 180°

... then the lines are Parallel

Examples

These lines are parallel, because a pair of Corresponding Angles are equal.

These lines are not parallel, because a pair of Consecutive Interior Angles do not add up to 180° (81° + 101° =182°)

These lines are parallel, because a pair of Alternate Interior Angles are equal

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