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Line r is parallel to line c.

Which angle is congruent to Angle 3?
Angle 2
Angle 4
Angle 5
Angle 6

Line r is parallel to line c. Which angle is congruent to Angle 3? Angle 2 Angle 4 Angle-example-1
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Answer:

Angle 5

Step-by-step explanation:

Considering the two lines on the outside are parallel, angles 3 and 5 are alternate angles and therefore congruent.
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Answer:

Angle 5

Step-by-step explanation:

The orange arrows on lines r and c mean that these lines are parallel.

Alternate Interior Angles Theorem

If a line intersects a set of parallel lines in the same plane at two distinct points, the alternate interior angles that are formed are congruent.

In the given figure, the parallel lines r and c are intersected by 2 straight lines and the following pairs of alternate interior angles are formed:

∠3 and ∠5

∠2 and ∠4

Therefore, ∠3 and ∠5 and congruent, and ∠2 and ∠4 are congruent.

∠1 and ∠6 are vertically opposite angles. Vertically opposite angles are created when two straight lines intersect, and are congruent. Therefore, ∠1 and ∠6 are congruent.

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