Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 2 - Section 2.1 - The Parallel Postulate and Special Angles - Exercises - Page 80: 26

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1. We are told that r and s are parallel. 2. Since the transversal t goes through both lines, corresponding angles are congruent. 3. It is given that r is perpendicular to t. By the definition of perpendicular, this means that angle 1 is 90 degrees. 4. Angle 1 and 2 are corresponding angles. 5. From (2), we know corresponding angles are congruent, so angles 1 and 2 are congruent. 6. By the definition of congruent and from (3), it follows that angle two is 90 degrees. 7. If angle 2 is 90 degrees, then s is perpendicular to t.
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