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Geometry 3.1-3.3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Parallel Lines | Two lines that do not intersect and are coplanar. |
| Skew Lines | Two lines that do not intersect and are not coplanar. |
| Parallel Postulate | If there is a line and a point not on the line then there is exactly one line through the point parallel to the given line. |
| Perpendicular Postulate | If there is a line and a point not on the line then there is exactly one line through the point perpendicular to the given line. |
| Transversal | A line that intersects two or more coplanar lines at different points. |
| Corresponding angles | Two angles that are formed by two lines and a transversal and occupy corresponding positions. |
| Alternate interior angles | Two angles that are formed by two lines ans a transeversal and lie between the two line and on opposite sides of the transversal |
| Alternate exterior angles | Two angles that formed by two lines and a transversal and lie outside the two lines ad on opposite sides of the transversal. |
| Consecutive interior angles | Two angles that are formed by two lines and transversal and lie between the two lines on the same side of the transversal. Also called same-side interior angles. |
| Corresponding angles postulate | If two parallel limes are cut by a transversal, then the pairs of corresponding angles are congruent. |
| Alternate interior angles theorem | If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the pairs of alternate interior angles are congruent. |
| Alternate exterior angles theorem | If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the pairs of alternate exterior angles are congruent. |
| Consecutive interior angles theorem | If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the pairs of consecutive interior angles are supplementary. |
| Corresponding angles converse | If two lines are cut by a transversal so the corresponding angles are congruent, then the lines are parallel. |
| Alternate interior angles converse | If two lines are cut by a transversal so the alternate interior angles are congruent, then the lines are parallel. |
| Alternate exterior angles converse | If two lines are cut by a transversal so the alternate exterior angles are congruent, then the lines are parallel. |
| Consecutive interior angles converse | If two lines are cut by a transversal so the consecutive interior angles are supplementary, then the lines are parallel. |
| Paragraph proof | A type of proof written in paragraph form. |
| Transitive property of parallel lines | If two lines are parallel to the same line, then they are parallel to each other. |