standard_description: Use informal arguments to establish facts about the angle sum and exterior angle of triangles, about the angles created when parallel lines are cut by a transversal, and the angle-angle criterion for similarity of triangles. For example, arrange three copies of the same triangle so that the sum of the three angles appears to form a line, and give an argument in terms of transversals why this is so.
problem_activity: Problem 1
Two lines intersect at the origin, as shown in the coordinate plane below.
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a.   What is the relationship between
$${{\angle AEC}}$$
and
$${\angle DEB}$$
? Between
$${{\angle AEC}}$$
and
$${\angle AED}$$
?
b.   Use transformations to show that
$${{\angle AEC}}$$
is congruent to
$${\angle DEB}$$
.
Problem 2
In the diagram below, lines
$$a$$
and
$$b$$
are parallel. Line
$$c$$
is a transversal that cuts through the parallel lines.
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a.   Name four pairs of congruent vertical angles.
b.
$$\angle 2$$
and
$$\angle 8$$
are congruent. How can you prove this?
c.   Name three other pairs of corresponding angles.


aligns: yes