Parallel Lines -
coplanar lines that do not
intersect
Skew Lines -
noncoplanar lines
that do not intersect
Parallel Planes -
Parallel planes do not
intersect
THEOREM 3-1
If two parallel planes are
cut by a third plane, then
the lines of intersection
are parallel.
Transversal -
is a line that intersects
each of two other
coplanar lines in different
points to produce interior
and exterior angles
ALTERNATE INTERIOR
ANGLES -
two nonadjacent interior
angles on opposite sides
of a transversal
Alternate Interior
Angles
2
1
4
3
ALTERNATE
EXTERIOR ANGLES -
two nonadjacent exterior
angles on opposite sides
of the transversal
Alternate Exterior
Angles
6
5
8
7
Same-Side Interior
Angles -
two interior angles on the
same side of the
transversal
Same-Side Interior
Angles
2
1
4
3
Corresponding Angles -
two angles in
corresponding positions
relative to two lines cut by
a transversal
Corresponding
Angles
6
5
2
1
4
3
8
7
3 - 2
Properties of Parallel Lines
Postulate 10
If two parallel lines are cut
by a transversal, then
corresponding angles are
congruent.
THEOREM 3-2
If two parallel lines are cut
by a transversal, then
alternate interior angles
are congruent.
THEOREM 3-3
If two parallel lines are cut
by a transversal, then
same-side interior angles
are supplementary.
THEOREM 3-4
If a transversal is
perpendicular to one of
two parallel lines, then it is
perpendicular to the other
one also.
Section 3 - 3
Proving Lines Parallel
Postulate 11
If two lines are cut by a
transversal and
corresponding angles are
congruent, then the lines are
parallel
THEOREM 3-5
If two lines are cut by a
transversal and alternate
interior angles are
congruent, then the lines
are parallel.
THEOREM 3-6
If two lines are cut by a
transversal and same-side
interior angles are
supplementary, then the
lines are parallel.
THEOREM 3-7
In a plane two lines
perpendicular to the same
line are parallel.
THEOREM 3-8
Through a point outside a
line, there is exactly one
line parallel to the given
line.
THEOREM 3-9
Through a point outside a
line, there is exactly one
line perpendicular to the
given line.
THEOREM 3-10
Two lines parallel to a
third line are parallel to
each other.
Ways to Prove Two Lines
Parallel
1.Show that a pair of corresponding angles are
congruent.
2.Show that a pair of alternate interior angles
are congruent
3.Show that a pair of same-side interior angles
are supplementary.
4.In a plane show that both lines are to a third
line.
5.Show that both lines are to a third line
Section 3 - 4
Angles of a Triangle
Triangle – is a figure
formed by the
segments that join
three noncollinear
points
Scalene triangle – is a
triangle with all three
sides of different
length.
Isosceles Triangle – is a
triangle with at least two
legs of equal length and a
third side called the base
Angles at the base
are called base
angles and the third
angle is the vertex
angle
Equilateral triangle –
is a triangle with three
sides of equal length
Obtuse triangle – is a
triangle with one
obtuse angle (>90°)
Acute triangle – is a
triangle with three
acute angles (<90°)
Right triangle – is a
triangle with one right
angle (90°)
Equiangular triangle –
is a triangle with three
angles of equal
measure.
Auxillary line – is a
line (ray or segment)
added to a diagram to
help in a proof.
THEOREM 3-11
The sum of the measures
of the angles of a triangle is
180
Corollary
A statement that can
easily be proved by applying
a theorem
Corollary 1
If two angles of one
triangle are congruent to two
angles of another triangle,
then the third angles are
congruent.
Corollary 2
Each angle of an
equiangular triangle has
measure 60°.
Corollary 3
In a triangle, there can be
at most one right angle or
obtuse angle.
Corollary 4
The acute angles of a right
triangle are complementary.
THEOREM 3-12
The measure of an exterior
angle of a triangle equals the
sum of the measures of the
two remote interior angles.
Section 3 - 5
Angles of a Polygon
Polygon – is a closed
plane figure that is
formed by joining three or
more coplanar segments
at their endpoints, and
Each segment of the
polygon is called a
side, and the point
where two sides meet
is called a vertex, and
The angles
determined by the
sides are called
interior angles.
Convex polygon - is a
polygon such that no line
containing a side of the
polygon contains a point
in the interior of the
polygon.
Diagonal - a segment
of a polygon that joins
two nonconsecutive
vertices.
THEOREM 3-13
The sum of the
measures of the angles of
a convex polygon with n
sides is (n-2)180°
THEOREM 3-14
The sum of the
measures of the exterior
angles of a convex
polygon, one angle at
each vertex, is 360°
Regular Polygon
A polygon that is
both equiangular
and equilateral.
To find the measure
of each interior angle
of a regular polygon
3 - 6
Inductive Reasoning
Inductive Reasoning
Conclusion based on
several past observations
Conclusion is probably
true, but not necessarily
true.
Deductive Reasoning
Conclusion based on
accepted statements
Conclusion must be true if
hypotheses are true.