Proving Lines Parallel 3-4 Proving Lines Parallel Objectives: To recognize angle conditions that produce parallel lines. To prove two lines are parallel based on given angle relationships..

Vocabulary Parallel Postulate

Postulate 3-4 If two lines in a plane are cut by a transversal so that the corresponding angles are congruent, then the lines are parallel.

Postulate 3-5 Parallel Postulate If there is a line and a point not on the line, then there exists exactly one line through the point that is parallel to the given line.

Theorem 3-5 If two lines in a plane are cut by a transversal so that a pair of alternate exterior angles are congruent, then the two lines are parallel.

Theorem 3-6 If two lines in a plane are cut by a transversal so that a pair of consecutive interior angles is supplementary, then the lines are parallel.

Theorem 3-7 If two lines in a plane are cut by a transversal so that a pair of alternate interior angles are congruent, then the lines are parallel.

Theorem 3-8 In a plane, if two lines are perpendicular to the same line, then they are parallel.

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Homework 3-4 Worksheet