3.1 Exercises Dynamic Solutions available at BigIdeasMath.

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Vocabulary and Core Concept Check

1. COMPLETE THE SENTENCE Two lines that do not intersect and are also not parallel
are ________ lines.

2. WHICH ONE DOESN’T BELONG? Which angle pair does not belong with the other three?
Explain your reasoning.

∠2 and ∠3 ∠4 and ∠5 1 2
3 4

5 6
∠1 and ∠8 ∠2 and ∠7 7 8

Monitoring Progress and Modeling with Mathematics

In Exercises 3 –6, think of each segment in the diagram 9. Is ⃖⃗ ⃖⃗? Explain.
PN  KM
as part of a line. All the angles are right angles. Which
line(s) or plane(s) contain point B and appear to fit the 10. Is ⃖⃗ ⃖⃗? Explain.
PR ⊥ NP
description? (See Example 1.)
In Exercises 11–14, identify all pairs of angles of the
C given type. (See Example 3.)
B D
A
1 2
3 4
G 5 6
F 7 8
H
E
11. corresponding
⃖⃗
3. line(s) parallel to CD
12. alternate interior
⃖⃗
4. line(s) perpendicular to CD
13. alternate exterior
5. line(s) skew to ⃖⃗
CD
14. consecutive interior
6. plane(s) parallel to plane CDH
USING STRUCTURE In Exercises 15–18, classify the
In Exercises 7–10, use the diagram. (See Example 2.) angle pair as corresponding, alternate interior, alternate
exterior, or consecutive interior angles.

M N
1 2 9 10
L K S 3 4 11 12
Q 5 6 13 14
P 7 8 15 16
R

7. Name a pair of parallel lines. 15. ∠5 and ∠1 16. ∠11 and ∠13

8. Name a pair of perpendicular lines. 17. ∠6 and ∠13 18. ∠2 and ∠11

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 ERROR ANALYSIS In Exercises 19 and 20, describe 24. HOW DO YOU SEE IT? Think of each segment in the
and correct the error in the conditional statement figure as part of a line.
about lines.
a. Which lines are K L

✗
19. ⃖⃗?
parallel to NQ N
M
If two lines do not intersect, then
they are parallel. b. Which lines
⃖⃗?
intersect NQ R
S

✗
20. c. Which lines are Q P
If there is a line and a point not on skew to ⃖⃗
NQ?
the line, then there is exactly one line
through the point that intersects d. Should you have named all the lines on the cube
the given line. ⃖⃗? Explain.
in parts (a)–(c) except NQ

21. MODELING WITH MATHEMATICS Use the photo to

In Exercises 25–28, copy and complete the statement.
decide whether the statement is true or false. Explain List all possible correct answers.
your reasoning.
E G

D F
J H
C
D B A B

C
A 25. ∠BCG and ____ are corresponding angles.

26. ∠BCG and ____ are consecutive interior angles.

27. ∠FCJ and ____ are alternate interior angles.

a. The plane containing the floor of the tree house is
parallel to the ground. 28. ∠FCA and ____ are alternate exterior angles.

b. The lines containing the railings of the staircase, 29. MAKING AN ARGUMENT Your friend claims the
such as ⃖⃗
AB, are skew to all lines in the plane uneven parallel bars in gymnastics are not really
containing the ground. parallel. She says one is higher than the other, so they
cannot be in the same plane. Is she correct? Explain.
c. All the lines containing the balusters, such as
⃖⃗, are perpendicular to the plane containing the
CD
floor of the tree house.

22. THOUGHT PROVOKING If two lines are intersected by

a third line, is the third line necessarily a transversal?
Justify your answer with a diagram.

23. MATHEMATICAL CONNECTIONS Two lines are cut by

a transversal. Is it possible for all eight angles formed
to have the same measure? Explain your reasoning.

Maintaining Mathematical Proficiency Reviewing what you learned in previous grades and lessons

Use the diagram to find the measures of

all the angles. (Section 2.6) 2
30. m∠1 = 76° 1 3
4
31. m∠2 = 159°

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