unit 1 constructions & unknown angles lesson 1: construct

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Unit1Constructions&UnknownAngles

Lesson1:ConstructanEquilateralTriangleOpeningExerciseJoeandMartyareintheparkplayingcatch.Tonyjoinsthem,andtheboyswanttostandsothatthedistancebetweenanytwoofthemisthesame.Wheredotheystand?Howdotheyfigurethisoutprecisely?Whattoolortoolscouldtheyuse?Example1YouwillneedacompassMargiehasthreecats.Shehasheardthatcatsinaroompositionthemselvesatequaldistancefromoneanotherandwantstotestthattheory.MargienoticesthatSimon,hertabbycat,inthecenterofherbed(atS),whileJoJo,herSiamese,islyingonherdeskchair(atJ).Ifthetheoryistrue,wherewillshefindMack,hercalicocat?UsethescaledrawingofMargie’sroomshownbelow,alongwiththecompass,andplaceanMwhereMackwillbeifthetheoryistrue.Whatkindofshapehavethecatsformed?Bespecific!!!!


Vocabulary

Define DiagramPoint

• alocation• namedwithacapitalletter

Line• onedimensional• goesonforeverinbothdirections

Segment• ameasurablepartofalinethatconsistsof

twoendpointsandallthepointsbetweenthem.

Ray• alinethathasoneendpointandgoeson

foreverinonedirection

Collinear• pointsthatlieontheSAMELINE

Plane• twodimensional• goesonforeverinALLdirection

Coplanar• pointsthatlieintheSAMEPLANE

Circle• thelocusofallpointsthatareequidistant

fromagivenpointcalledthecenter

Radius• asegmentconnectingthecenterofacircleto

anypointonthecircle


Example2YouwillneedacompassCedarCityboaststwocityparksandisintheprocessofdesigningathird.Theplanningcommitteewouldlikeallthreeparkstobeequidistantfromoneanothertobetterservethecommunity.Asketchofthecityappearsbelow,withthecentersoftheexistingparkslabeledas A and B .IdentifytwopossiblelocationsforthethirdparkandlabelthemasC andD onthemap.Clearlyandpreciselylistthemathematicalstepsusedtodetermineeachofthetwopotentiallocations.

A •

B •

ResidentialAreaElementarySchool HighSchool

ResidentialAreaIndustrialArea

LightCommercial(grocery,drugstore,drycleaners,etc.)


Example3Inthefollowingfigure,circleshavebeenconstructedsothattheendpointsofthediameterofeachcirclecoincidewiththeendpointsofeachsegmentoftheequilateraltriangle.a. WhatisspecialaboutpointsD,E,andF?Explain

howthiscanbeconfirmedwiththeuseofacompass.

b. DrawDE,EF,andFD.Whatkindoftrianglemust

ΔDEF be?c. WhatisspecialaboutthefourtriangleswithinΔABC ?d. HowmanytimesgreateristheareaofΔABC thantheareaofΔCDE ?


HomeworkYouwillneedacompassandastraightedge1. ΔABC isshownbelow.Isitanequilateraltriangle?Justifyyourresponse.2. ConstructequilateraltriangleABCusinglinesegment AB asoneside.Writeaclear

setofstepsforthisconstruction.


Lesson2:ConstructanEquilateralTriangleIIOpeningExerciseYouwillneedacompass,astraightedgeandanotherstudent’shomeworkFollowthedirectionsofanotherstudent’shomeworkwrite‐upforquestion#2toconstructanequilateraltriangle.

• Whatkindsofproblemsdidyouhaveasyoufollowedthedirections?

• Thinkaboutwaystoavoidtheseproblems.Whatcriteria,orexpectations,forwritingstepsinconstructionsshouldbeincludedinarubricforevaluatingyourwriting?Listatleast3criteriabelow:


Example1YouwillneedacompassandastraightedgeUsingtheskillsyouhavepracticed,constructthreeequilateraltriangles,wherethefirstandsecondtrianglesshareacommonside,andthesecondandthirdtrianglesshareacommonside.Clearlyandpreciselylistthestepsneededtoaccomplishthisconstruction.Switchyourlistofstepswithapartner,andcompletetheconstructionaccordingtoyourpartner’ssteps.Reviseyourdrawingand/orlistofstepsasneeded.Ifweweretocontinueusingthisproceduretoconstruct3moreequilateraltriangles,whatkindoffigurewouldwehaveformed?


Example2YouwillneedacompassandastraightedgeAsaclass,wearegoingtoconstructahexagoninscribedinacircle,usingthepreviousexampleasaguide.


Postulates

Ingeometry,apostulate,oraxiom,isastatementthatdescribesafundamentalrelationshipbetweenthebasictermsofgeometry.Postulatesareacceptedastruewithoutproof.

Postulate DiagramThroughanytwopoints,thereisexactlyoneline.

Throughanythreenon‐collinearthereisexactlyoneplane.

Alinecontainsatleasttwopoints.

Aplanecontainsatleastthreenon‐collinearpoints.

Iftwolinesintersect,thentheirintersectionisexactlyonepoint.

Iftwoplanesintersect,thentheirintersectionisaline.

In14,usethediagramshowntotheright:1. Howmanyplanesareshowninthefigure?2. HowmanyoftheplanescontainpointsFandE?3. Namefourpointsthatarecoplanar.4. ArepointsA,BandCcoplanar?Explain.


HomeworkYouwillneedacompassandastraightedge1. Twohomesarebuiltonaplotofland.Bothhomeownershavedogs,andare

interestedinputtingupasmuchfencingaspossiblebetweentheirhomesontheland,butinawaythatkeepsthefenceequidistantfromeachhome.Useyourconstructiontoolstodeterminewherethefenceshouldgoontheplotofland.

2. ConstructscalenetriangleABCusingthelengthsofthe3segmentsshownbelow:

A B

B C

CA


Lesson3:CopyandBisectanAngleOpeningExerciseCompareyourhomeworkanswerswithyourpartner.ShownbelowarethesegmentsfromQuestion#2.Ifneeded,usethespaceprovidedtoredrawscalenetriangleABC.

A B

B C

CA


Vocabulary

Define DiagramAngle

• Theunionoftwonon‐collinearrayswiththesameendpoint.

Inthediagram,identifytheinterioroftheangleversustheexterioroftheangle.

Convex• Ananglethatmeasures180° orless

Nonconvex• Ananglethatisgreaterthan180° butless

than 360°

AngleBisector• Araythatdividesanangleintotwoequal

angles

SegmentBisector• Asegment,lineorraythatdividesasegment

intotwoequalsegments

LinearPair• Apairofadjacentangleswhosenon‐common

sidesareoppositerays(supplementalangles)

Degree• 1/360ofacircle

ZeroAngle• Arayandmeasures0°

StraightAngle• Alineandmeasures180°

Midpoint• Apointthatishalfwaybetweenthe

endpointsofasegment


Example1YouwillneedacompassandastraightedgeWatchthevideoonhowtobisectanangle:http://www.mathopenref.com/constbisectangle.htmlWhilewatchingthevideo,listthestepsusedtoconstructananglebisector:Usingthesesteps,bisectthethreeanglesshownbelow.Reviseyourstepsasneeded.


Example2YouwillneedacompassandastraightedgeYourteacherwillmodelhowtocopyanangle.Youandyourpartnerwillthenbeprovidedwithalistofsteps(inrandomorder)neededtocopyanangleusingacompassandstraightedge.Yourtaskistoplacethestepsinthecorrectorder,andthenfollowthestepstocopytheanglebelow.


HomeworkUsingyourcompassandstraightedge,bisecteachanglebelow:1. 2.

3. 4.

Usingyourcompassandstraightedge,copytheanglebelow:5.


Lesson4:ConstructaPerpendicularBisectorOpeningExerciseWorkwithapartner.Holdonepartner’sworkoveranother’s.Didyouranglesandbisectorscoincideperfectly?Usethefollowingrubrictoevaluateyourhomework,markingwhichareasapplytoyou:

NeedsImprovement Satisfactory Excellent

Fewconstructionarcsvisible Someconstructionarcsvisible Constructionarcsvisibleandappropriate

Fewverticesorrelevantintersectionslabeled

Mostverticesandrelevantintersectionslabeled

Allverticesandrelevantintersectionslabeled

Linesdrawnwithoutstraightedgeornotdrawn

correctly

Mostlinesneatlydrawnwithstraightedge

Linesneatlydrawnwithstraightedge

Fewerthan3anglebisectorsconstructedcorrectly

3ofthe4anglebisectorsconstructedcorrectly

Anglebisectorconstructedcorrectly

Vocabulary

Define DiagramRightAngle

• ananglethatmeasures90°

Perpendicular• whentwolines,segmentsorraysintersect

forminga90° angle

Equidistant• apointissaidtobeequidistantwhenitisan

equaldistancefromtwoormorethings


Example1YouwillneedacompassandastraightedgeUsingthediagrampicturedbelow,wewillperformthefollowingsteps:

1. Trace∠ABC onaseparatesheetofpaper,includingpointsA,BandC.2. Usingyourcompassandstraightedge,constructtheanglebisector.3. Foldyourpaperalongtheanglebisectorandplotthetworeflectionpoints.

NamepointA’sreflectionE,andnamepointC’sreflectionD.4. UnfoldyourpaperandusingarulerdrawsegmentsAEandCD.5. Tracethesenewpoints,segments,andanglebisectorontotheoriginaldiagram

picturedbelow.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthesenewlyformedsegmentsandtheanglebisector?NowusingyourcompassmeasurethelengthofsegmentDC.Usingthislength,constructtwocircles,onewithacenteratDandonewithacenteratC.Whatdoyounoticeabouttheintersectionpointsoftheconstructedcircles?


Define:PerpendicularBisectorTheperpendicularbisectorofsegmentABistheline_______________________________toABandpassesthroughthe_______________________________ofAB.Example2YouwillneedacompassandastraightedgeBasedonwhatwedidinExample1,experimentwithyourconstructiontoolstodeterminetheproceduretoconstructaperpendicularbisector.Preciselydescribethestepsyoutooktobisectthesegment.


Example3YouwillneedacompassUsingyourcompass,examinethefollowingpairsofsegments:

a. AC,BC

b. AD,BD

c. AE,BEBasedonyourfindings,fillintheobservationbelow:Anypointontheperpendicularbisectorofalinesegmentis_________________________________fromtheendpointsofthelinesegment.


HomeworkYouwillneedacompassandastraightedgeConstructtheperpendicularbisectorsofAB,BCandCAonthetrianglebelow.Whatdoyounoticeaboutthesegmentsyouhaveconstructed?


Lesson5:ConstructaPerpendicularBisectorIIOpeningExerciseYouwillneedacompassandastraightedgeYouknowhowtoconstructtheperpendicularbisectorofasegment.Nowyouwillinvestigatehowtoconstructaperpendiculartoaline l fromapointAnoton l .Thinkabouthowyouhaveusedcirclesinconstructionssofarandwhytheperpendicularbisectorconstructionworksthewayitdoes.Thefirststepoftheinstructionshasbeenprovidedforyou.Discovertheconstructionandwritetheremainingsteps.

Steps:1. DrawacircleAsothatthecircleintersectslinelintwopoints.LabelthesepointsB

andC.

l


Example1YouwillneedacompassandastraightedgeYouaregoingtousetheconceptofconstructingperpendicularlinestoconstructparallellines! Step1:Constructalineperpendicularto l1 throughpointA.Callthisnewline l3 . Step2:Constructalineperpendicularto l3 throughpointA.Callthisnewline l2 .Vocabulary

Define DiagramParallelLines

l1


Example2YouwillneedacompassandastraightedgeWithapartner,useyourconstructiontoolsandwhatyouhavelearnedinLessons4&5toattempttheconstructionofasquare.Onceyouaresatisfiedwithyourconstruction,writetheinstructionstoperformtheconstruction.Steponehasbeenprovidedforyou.

Steps:1. ExtendlinesegmentABonbothsidesofAandB.


Example3YouwillneedacompassandastraightedgeWearenowgoingtolookatasecondwayofconstructingparallellinesusinganotherconstructionwearefamiliarwith…copyinganangle!Wewillwalkthroughtheprocedureasaclass,writingdownourstepsaswego.ConstructalineparalleltothegivenlinegoingthroughpointA:


HomeworkYouwillneedacompassandastraightedgeAnisoscelestriangleisatrianglethathastwocongruentsides.Anisoscelesrighttrianglehasarightanglebetweenthetwocongruentsides(thesesidesareperpendicular!).Usingthesegmentbelowasoneofyourcongruentsides,constructanisoscelesrighttriangle.Listyourstepsbelow:Steps:


Lesson6:PointsofConcurrenciesOpeningExerciseYouwillneedacompassandastraightedgeConstructtheperpendicularbisectorforeachsideofthetrianglepicturedbelow.Vocabulary

• When3ormorelinesintersectinasinglepointtheyare____________________________.

• Thispointofintersectioniscalledthe______________________________________________.

• Thepointofintersectionfor3perpendicularbisectorsiscalledthe___________________.Example1Wewillusehttp://www.mathopenref.com/trianglecircumcenter.htmltoexplorewhathappenswhenthetriangleisrightorobtuse.Sketchthelocationofthecircumcenteronthetrianglesbelow:


Example2Usingthepicturetotheright,marktherightanglesandcongruentsegmentsifpointPisthecircumcenterofΔABC .LookbackatExample3fromLesson4.Wediscoveredthat:Anypointontheperpendicularbisectorofalinesegmentis

_________________________________fromtheendpointsofthelinesegment.Basedonthisdiscoverywhatcouldyouconcludeabout:

APandBP?

BPandCP? CPandAP?Thistellsusthattheperpendicularbisectorswillalwaysbeconcurrent!


Example3YouwillneedacompassandastraightedgeConstructtheanglebisectorsforeachangleofthetrianglepicturedbelow.Vocabulary

• Thepointofintersectionfor3anglebisectorsiscalledthe___________________.Wewillusehttp://www.mathopenref.com/triangleincenter.htmltoexplorewhathappenswhenthetriangleisrightorobtuse.Sketchthelocationoftheincenteronthetrianglesbelow:


Homework1. Howmanypointsdeterminealine?2. Howmanypointsdetermineaplane?Whatmustbetrueaboutthepoints?3. Twonon‐parallellinesintersecthowmanytimes?4. Theintersectionoftwoplanesiswhatkindoffigure?5. Usingacompassandstraightedge,constructthefollowing: a. EquilateralTriangle b. PerpendicularBisector c. AngleBisector d. Copythegivenangle


Lesson7:SolveforUnknownAngles–AnglesandLinesataPointOpeningExerciseFillinthe“Fact/Discovery”columnbasedongeometryfactsyouhavelearnedinthepast!

Name Diagram Fact/Discovery

VerticalAngles

Anglesformingarightangle

AnglesonaLine

AnglesataPoint

Define: Complementary: Supplementary: Adjacent:


Example1Findthemeasureofeachlabeledangle.Giveareasonforyoursolution.

Angle AngleMeasure Reason

∠1

∠2

∠3

∠4

∠5

Example2Usethefollowingdiagrampicturedtotherighttoanswerthefollowing:a. Nameananglesupplementaryto∠HZJ andprovide

thereason.

b. Nameananglecomplementaryto∠HZJ andprovidethereason.

c. Nameananglecongruentto∠HZJ andprovidethereason.


ExercisesFindthevalueofxand/oryineachdiagrambelow.Showallstepstoyoursolution.1. 2. 3. 4.


5.6.7.8.


HomeworkInthefiguresbelow,AB,CDandEFarestraightlines.Findthevalueofxand/oryineachdiagrambelow.Showallstepstoyoursolution.1.

2.3 4.


Lesson8:SolveforUnknownAngles–TransversalsOpeningExerciseWithyourpartner,identifythefollowing:

InteriorAngles

ExteriorAngles

AlternateInteriorAngles

AlternateExteriorAngles

CorrespondingAngles

SameSideInteriorAngles

Propertiesofparallellinescutbytransversal:

• Thealternateinterioranglesarecongruent.• Thecorrespondinganglesarecongruent.• Thesamesideinterioranglesaresupplementary.

Example1


If m n andm∠1 = 150° ,findthemeasureoftheremaininganglesandprovideyourreasoning.

Example2Ifm n,findthevalueofxfortheproblemspicturedbelow.

AngleMeasure Reasoningm∠2 m∠3 m∠4 m∠5 m∠6 m∠7 m∠8


ExercisesFindthevaluesofthemissing(labeled)anglesineachdiagrambelow.Showallstepstoyoursolutions.1. 2. 3. 4.


HomeworkIn13,AB CDandareintersectedbytransversalEFatGandH.1. Ifm∠EGB = 40° ,findtheremainingangles.2. If∠AGH = x + 40 and∠CHG = 3x + 60 ,findx.3. If∠AGH = 5x − 25 and∠DHG = 3x + 25 ,find∠DHG .


In45,findthemeasureofthemissing(labeled)angles.Showallwork!4. 5.


Lesson9:SolveforUnknownAngles–AuxiliaryLinesOpeningExerciseUsingyourknowledgeofparallellines,answerthefollowing:1. Whatisthemeasureof∠ABC?2. Ifm∠1=16x‐8,m∠2=4(y+8),andm∠3=14x+2,findxandy.


Vocabulary

Define DiagramAuxiliaryLine

ExercisesUseauxiliarylinestofindtheunknown(labeled)angles.Showallwork!1. 2.



∠ SumofΔ

ExercisesFindthemeasureofthemissinglabeledangles.1. 2.

3. 4.


Exercises5. Thedegreemeasuresoftheanglesofatrianglearerepresentedbyx,3xand5x–54.

Findthevalueofx.6. InΔABC ,themeasureof∠B is21lessthanfourtimesthemeasureof∠A ,andthe

measureof∠C is1morethanfivetimesthemeasureof∠A .Findthemeasure,indegrees,ofeachangleofΔABC .

7. InΔABC ,themeasureof∠ABC is8morethanthreetimesthemeasureof∠CAB .

Themeasureof∠BCA istwolessthantwicethemeasureof∠CAB .Findthemeasureof∠ABC .


HomeworkFindthemeasureofthemissinglabeledangles.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. InΔABC ,themeasureof∠A is3lessthantwotimesthemeasureof∠C andthe

measureof∠B is11morethanthemeasureof∠C .FindthemeasureofeachangleofΔABC .


Lesson10:SolveforUnknownAngles–AnglesinaTriangleOpeningExerciseFillinthe“Fact/Discovery”columnbasedongeometryfactsyouhavelearnedinthepast!


∠ SumofRightΔ

Exterior∠ ’sofaΔ

Base∠ ’sofIsoscelesΔ

EquilateralTriangle


ExercisesIneachfigure,determinethemeasureoftheunknown(labeled)angles.Givereasonsforyourcalculations.1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.


Exercises7. InΔABC ,themeasureofangleBisthreetimesaslargeasangleA.Anexterior

angleatCmeasures140° .FindthemeasureofangleA.8. InΔCAT ,sideCT isextendedthroughTtoS.If∠CAT = x + 40 ,∠ACT = 4x − 5 ,

and∠ATS = 6x + 20 ,findx.9. InisoscelestriangleABC,thevertexangleCis20morethantwicethebaseangles.

Findthemeasureofalltheanglesofthistriangle.10. InΔDEF ,∠D isarightangleand∠F is12degreeslessthantwicethemeasureof

∠E .Findm∠F


ExercisesAfewmorechallengingquestions!Ineachfigure,determinethemeasureoftheunknown(labeled)angles.11. 12. 13.


HomeworkInquestions1&2,findthemeasureofthemissinglabeledangle.1. 2.

Inquestions3&4,solveforx.3. 4.

5. InthediagrambelowofΔACD ,Bisapointon AC suchthatΔADB isanequilateraltriangle,andΔDBC isanisoscelestrianglewithDB ≅ BC .Findm∠C .


Lesson11:UnknownAngleProofs–WritingProofsOpeningExerciseSolvethefollowingequationforx,showingeverystepinthesolvingprocess!!!

6x −12 = 4x + 2

Nowasaclasswearegoingtosolvethissameproblemasaformalproof.Given:6x −12 = 4x + 2 Prove:x=7WhyProofs?Oneofthemaingoalsinstudyinggeometryistodevelopyourabilitytoreasoncritically:todrawvalidconclusionsbaseduponobservationsandprovenfacts.Masterdetectivesdothissortofthingallthetime.TakealookasSherlockHolmesusesseeminglyinsignificantobservationstodrawamazingconclusions.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o30UY_flFgM&feature=youtu.beCouldyoufollowSherlockHolmes’reasoningashedescribedhisthoughtprocess?Inaproofwearegoingtouseknownfactstoendupwithanewlyprovenfact.Thisiscalleddeductivereasoning.


Example1Giventhediagrampicturedtotheright,find:

a. m∠1 b. m∠2

Nowlet’sprovewhytheexteriorangleofatriangleisequaltothesumoftheremoteinteriorangles!Wouldthisrulechangeif∠ACB wasobtuse?


Exercises1. Giventhediagrampicturedtotheright,provethat

verticalanglesarecongruent. Statements Reasons

2. Giventhediagrampicturedtotheright,provethat ∠w + ∠x + ∠z = 180° . Statements Reasons


3. Giventhediagrampicturedtotheright,provethat∠w = ∠y + ∠z .

Statements Reasons 4. Giventhediagrampicturedtotheright,provethat

thesumoftheanglesmarkedbythearrowsis 360° .

Statements Reasons


Homework1. Giventhediagrampicturedtotheright,provethat ∠x + ∠y + ∠z = 180° .

Statements Reasons2. Giventhediagrampicturedtotheright,provethat DC ⊥ EF .

Statements Reasons


Lesson12:UnknownAngleProofs–ProofswithConstructionsOpeningExerciseIneachfigure,determinethemeasureoftheunknown(labeled)angles.1. 2.


Example1Inthefiguretotheright, AB DE and BC EF .Provethat∠B ≅ ∠E .(Hint:extend BC andED .)


Example2Intheidenticaldiagramspicturedbelow,thereareatleast2possibilitiesforauxiliarylines.Canyoufindthem?Giventhat AB CD ,wearegoingtoprovez=x+y.Halfoftheclassisgoingtoprovethisusingthefirstauxiliaryline,whiletheotherhalfisgoingtoprovethisusingthesecondauxiliaryline.


Example3Inthefiguretotheright, AB CD and BC DE .Provethat∠B +∠D = 180° .


Homework1. Inthefiguretotheright, AB CD .

Provethat∠1 ≅ ∠2 .2. Inthefiguretotheright, AB DE and BC EF

Provethat∠ABC ≅ ∠DEF .


Lesson13:UnknownAngleProofs–ProofsofKnownFactsOpeningExerciseWeprovedverticalanglesarecongruentinLesson11andweknowthatifatransversalintersectstwoparallellinesthatthealternateinterioranglesarecongruent.Usingtheseknownfacts,provethecorrespondinganglesarecongruent.Given: AB CD Prove:∠1 ≅ ∠2 Vocabulary

• Proof:anexplanationofhowamathematicalstatementfollowslogicallyfromotherknownstatements.

• Theorem:amathematicalstatementthatcanbeproven;typicallywrittenintheform“if(hypothesis)‐then(conclusion)”.


Exercise1Onceatheoremhasbeenproved,itcanbeaddedtoourlistofknownfactandusedinproofsofothertheorems!Wenowhaveavailablethefollowingfacts:

• Verticalanglesarecongruent.(vert.∠s )• Alternateinterioranglesarecongruent.(alt.int.∠s , AB CD )• Correspondinganglesarecongruent.(corr.∠s , AB CD )

Wearegoingtoproveonemoreinthehomework:

• Interioranglesonthesamesideofthetransversalaresupplementary.(int.∠s ,

AB CD )Useanyofthesefourfactstoprovethatthethreeanglesofatrianglesumto180°.Forthisproof,youwillneedtodrawanauxiliaryline,paralleltooneofthetriangle’ssidesandpassingthroughthevertexoppositethatside.Addanynecessarylabelsandwriteoutyourproof.


Exercise2Eachofthethreeparallellinetheoremshasaconverse(orreversing)theoremasfollows:

Original Converse

Iftwoparallellinesarecutbyatransversal,thenalternateinterioranglesarecongruent.

Iftwolinesarecutbyatransversalsuchthatalternateinterioranglesarecongruent,thenthelinesareparallel.

Iftwoparallellinesarecutbyatransversal,thencorrespondinganglesarecongruent.

Iftwolinesarecutbyatransversalsuchthatcorrespondinganglesarecongruent,thenthelinesareparallel.

Iftwoparallellinesarecutbyatransversal,theninterioranglesonthesamesideofthetransversaladdto180°.

Iftwolinesarecutbyatransversalsuchthatinterioranglesonthesamesideofthetransversaladdto180°,thenthelinesareparallel.

Inthefigureattheright,∠1 ≅ ∠2 .Provethat AB CD .


Exercise3Constructaproofdesignedtodemonstratethefollowing:

Iftwolinesareperpendiculartothesameline,theyareparalleltoeachother.(a)Drawandlabeladiagram.(b)Statethegivenfactsandtheconjecturetobeproved.(c)Writeoutaclearstatementofyourreasoningtojustifyeachstep.


Homework1. Given: AB CD

Prove:∠1 + ∠2 = 180° 2. Given:QuadrilateralABCD

∠C and∠D aresupplementary. ∠B ≅ ∠D

Prove: AB CD

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