Match the following with respect to a transversal that intersects two parallel lines.

are equal

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supplementary

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2 distinct point

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do not meet

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Solution

When a transversal intersects two parallel lines, it does so at two distinct points on the parallel lines.
Alternate angles are equal.
Adjacent angles are supplementary.
As stated by Euclid, parallel lines never meet each other.

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Match the following with respect to a transversal that intersects two parallel lines.

When a transversal intersects two parallel lines, it does so at two distinct points on the parallel lines. Alternate angles are equal. Adjacent angles are supplementary. As stated by Euclid, parallel lines never meet each other.

When a transversal intersects two parallel lines, it does so at two distinct points on the parallel lines.
Alternate angles are equal.
Adjacent angles are supplementary.
As stated by Euclid, parallel lines never meet each other.