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Describe what happens when two intersecting lines form a linear pair of congruent angles. Explain how you can get eight congruent angles when a transversal intersects two lines.

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The angles diagonally opposite each other are congruent while those adjacent to each other add up to 180 degrees. You can get eight congruent angles with a transversal if the two lines are parallel, because each angle would be 90.
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