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EXAMPLE 3

Prove that if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the pairs of alternate interior angles are congruent.

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EXAMPLE 3

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  1. Prove that if two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the pairs of alternate interior angles are congruent. Draw a diagram. Label a pair of alternate interior angles as 1 and 2. You are looking for an angle that is related to both 1 and 2. Notice that one angle is a vertical angle with 2 and a corresponding angle with 1. Label it 3. pq GIVEN : ∠ 1∠ 2 PROVE : EXAMPLE 3 Prove the Alternate Interior Angles Theorem SOLUTION

  2. REASONS STATEMENTS 1. Given pq 1. Corresponding Angles Postulate 2. 2. 3∠ 2 1∠ 3 1∠ 2 Vertical Angles Congruence Theorem 3. 3. 4. 4. Transitive Property of Congruence EXAMPLE 3 Prove the Alternate Interior Angles Theorem

  3. EXAMPLE 4 Solve a real-world problem Science When sunlight enters a drop of rain, different colors of light leave the drop at different angles. This process is what makes a rainbow. For violet light, m2 =40°. What is m1? How do you know?

  4. Because the sun’s rays are parallel, 1 and 2 are alternate interior angles. By the Alternate Interior Angles Theorem, 12. By the definition of congruent angles, m1 = m2 =40°. EXAMPLE 4 Solve a real-world problem SOLUTION

  5. 3. In the proof in Example 3, if you use the third statement before the second statement, could you still prove the theorem? Explain. Yes still we can prove the theorem. As 3 and 2 congruence is not dependent on the congruence of 1 and 3. for Examples 3 and 4 GUIDED PRACTICE SOLUTION

  6. 4. WHAT IF? Suppose the diagram in Example 4 shows yellow light leaving a drop of rain. Yellow light leaves the drop at an angle of 41°. What is m 1 in this case? How do you know? Because the sun’s rays are parallel, 1 and 2 are alternate interior angles. By the Alternate Interior Angles Theorem, 12. By the definition of congruent angles, m1 = m2 =41°. for Examples 3 and 4 GUIDED PRACTICE SOLUTION

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