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Properties of parallel lines<br />

Meaning of Parallel lines:<br />

These are lines in one plane which do not meet and they have the property that they are<br />

everywhere the same distance apart.<br />

N<br />

Y<br />

B<br />

x<br />

A<br />

y<br />

X<br />

In the figure above, AX and BY are parallel lines. The line NBA cutting the parallel lines<br />

at A and B is called a transversal. Angles NBY, BAX are called corresponding angles.<br />

The angles x and y are called alternate angles.<br />

- corresponding angles are equal.<br />

- Alternate angles are equal.<br />

Interior angles<br />

The figure below shows a pair of shaded angles on the same side of a transversal and<br />

lying between the parallel lines. This is a pair of interior angles. These interior angles<br />

are supplementary angles.<br />

Example<br />

1. Find angles s and t in the diagram.

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