PRINCIPIA · THEOREM

Parallel ⇒ co-interior angles supplementary

Dependencies: Parallel ⇒ corresponding angles equal (Parallel ⇒ corresponding angles equal) and Linear pair sums to 180° (Linear pair sums to 180°).

Statement

Let two lines 12\ell_1\parallel\ell_2 be cut by a third line tt, meeting at P1P\in\ell_1 and Q2Q\in\ell_2. The two interior angles enclosed by 1\ell_1 and 2\ell_2 on the same side of tt are called a pair of co-interior angles (also "consecutive interior angles"). Conclusion: each pair of co-interior angles is supplementary, i.e.

α+β=180.\alpha + \beta = 180^\circ.

Co-interior angles: \ell_1\parallel\ell_2 cut by t at P, Q; \alpha, \beta are a pair of interior angles on the same side of t, sandwiched between the two parallel lines, with \alpha+\beta=180^\circ.

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