A transversal is simply any line that passes through two or more coplanar lines each at different points. So picture, if you will, two lines that are clearly not parallel. I can easily construct a transversal that passes through them. HOWEVER, if two parallel lines are intersected by a transversal, then the corresponding angles are congruent.
This is called the transversal postulate.
If the corresponding angles are congruent, than the lines are parallel. This is the converse of the first postulate.
So, the answer to your question is NO, unless the corresponding angles are congruent.
If two parallel lines are intersected by a transversal, then the corresponding angles are congruent. This is the transversal postulate. So the answer is the lines would be parallel. This means that the statement is true.
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They never intersect.
If two parallel lines are intersected by a transversal, then the corresponding angles are congruent. This is the transversal postulate. So the answer is the lines would be parallel. This means that the statement is true.
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Yes, it is true. If a transversal is perpendicular to one of two parallel lines, it must also be perpendicular to the other parallel line. This is a consequence of the properties of parallel lines and transversals, which dictate that corresponding angles formed by the transversal and the parallel lines are congruent. Therefore, if one angle is a right angle, the other must also be a right angle, confirming the perpendicularity.
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When non-parallel lines are cut by a transversal, alternate interior angles are not necessarily equal. Instead, the relationship between these angles depends on the specific measures of the angles formed by the transversal and the non-parallel lines. Therefore, unlike the case with parallel lines, alternate interior angles do not have a consistent property of being congruent when the lines are not parallel.
yes !
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lines m and n are parallel if x= 12 and y= 54
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