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Priya: “I bet if the alternate interior angles are congruent, then the lines will have to be parallel.”
Han: “Really? We know if the lines are parallel then the alternate interior angles are congruent, but I didn't know that it works both ways.”
Priya: “Well, I think so. What if angle \(ABC\) and angle \(BCJ\) are both 40 degrees? If I draw a line perpendicular to line \(AI\) through point \(B\), I get this triangle. Angle \(CBX\) would be 50 degrees because \(40+50=90\). And because the angles of a triangle sum to 180 degrees, angle \(CXB\) is 90 degrees. It's also a right angle!”
Han: “Oh! Then line \(AI\) and line \(GJ\) are both perpendicular to the same line. That's how we constructed parallel lines, by making them both perpendicular to the same line. So lines \(AI\) and \(GJ\) must be parallel.”
What is the measure of angle \(ABE\)?
Lines \(AB\) and \(BC\) are perpendicular. The dashed rays bisect angles \(ABD\) and \(CBD\). Explain why the measure of angle \(EBF\) is 45 degrees.
Estimate length of side \(LM\).
Describe a transformation that can take triangle \(ABC\) to triangle \(A’B’C’\). Note \(A= A’\).