Alternate Angles in Parallel Lines: Identifying X and Y Relationships

Question

AB || CD

True or false:
X and Y alternate angles.

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Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Determine whether the angles are alternate
00:03 The lines are parallel according to the given information
00:06 This is Y's alternate and identical angle
00:09 The angles are on the same line and are intersected by the same transversal
00:12 Therefore they are adjacent angles, adjacent angles add up to 180
00:15 This is the solution

Step-by-Step Solution

To determine if angles X X and Y Y are alternate angles, let's analyze the configuration:

Step 1: Identify the Transversal:
The line labeled in orange cuts across the two parallel lines AB AB and CD CD . This line acts as a transversal.

Step 2: Locate Angles X X and Y Y :
Angle X X is situated between lines AB AB and the transversal. Angle Y Y is between CD CD and the transversal, but not in symmetric opposite with respect to the transversal line.

Step 3: Analyze Relative Positioning:
For X X and Y Y to be alternate interior angles, they must lie between the parallel lines and on opposite sides of the transversal. Since both angles X X and Y Y are not on alternate sides of the transversal line, they do not fit the definition of alternate angles.

Conclusion:
Since X X and Y Y do not lie on opposite sides of the transversal and between the parallel lines, they are not alternate interior angles.

Therefore, the statement is False.

Answer

False