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Angle Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Complementary Angles | 2 angles whose measures have a sum of 90 |
| Supplementary angles | 2 angles whose measures have a sum of 1800 |
| Adjacent angles | 2 angles that are side by side; they have a common vertex and ray |
| Vertical angles | two angles formed by 2 intersecting lines; they are always congruent |
| Parallel lines | 2 lines that are always the same distance apart and never touch |
| Transversal | a line that cuts across two or more lines |
| Corresponding angles | angles at the same location at each intersection when a transversal cuts across other lines |
| Alternate interior angles | a pair of angles on the inner side of each of 2 lines but opposite sides |
| Alternate exterior angles | a pair of angles on the outer side of each of 2 lines but opposite sides |
| Consecutive interior angles | a pair of angles on the inner side of each of 2 lines and the same side |
| Consecutive exterior angles | a pair of angles on the outer side of each of 2 lines and the same side |