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: 31

Answer

No.

Work Step by Step

This is because only parallel lines that are cut by a transversal can produce congruent corresponding angles. In this instance the two lines cut by a transversal produce corresponding angles that are NOT congruent, therefore the two lines can not be parallel.
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