standard_description: Use similar triangles to explain why the slope m is the same between any two distinct points on a non-vertical line in the coordinate plane; derive the equation y = mx for a line through the origin and the equation y = mx + b for a line intercepting the vertical axis at b.
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.


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