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4 Journal: Consecutive Angle Theorem Journal

Geometry Sem 1 Name: Noah Moore
Date: 7/2/24

Making the Slopes Safer for Skiers

Instructions:

View the video found on page 1 of this journal activity.

Using the information provided in the video, answer the questions below.

Show your work for all calculations

1. The Students' Conjectures: (3 points: 1 point each)

a. What conjecture is being made?

Angles cannot be calculated and must be measured.

b. What key details are given? The sides of the down run are equal and the sides of the run. The
existing fence is 35 degrees

c. What is your plan of action?

All the angles add up to 180 so then we should subtract 35 from 180.

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 2. Looking at the Consecutive Interior Angles (9 points)

Look at the diagram of the scenario below. A steep downhill ski slope is
intersected at an angle by a less steep ski slope. Safety fences need to be set up
in the locations shown. The angles of the fences, angles 1 and 2, can be
determined by finding the relationship between the angles a and b.

a. Draw a geometric diagram of this scenario using two parallel lines and one
transversal. (Remember that a transversal is a line which cuts across
parallel lines.) Label the angles, parallel lines, and transversal as indicated
in the diagram above. (2 points)

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 b. Starting with the fact that angles 1 and a are a linear pair and that angles b
and 2 are also a linear pair, use a two column proof to prove that
consecutive interior angles a and b are supplementary. (5 points)

Statement Reason
Angle 1 They
and a are a form a
linear pair. straight
line that
Angle b equals to
and 2 are a 180
linear pair degrees

c. Explain what the result of your proof tells you about angles a and b.
Specifically, if you measured one angle, what would you know about the
other? (2 points) If you measure one angle, then subtract it by180 to
nd the second. They are both supplementary and
consecutive interior angles

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 3. The Exterior Angles (6 points)

a. The fences will be aligned with the exterior angles ∠1 and ∠2. What are
some other relationships you can see between ∠1, ∠2, ∠a, and ∠b? (2
points) angles 1 and 2 are supplementary, angles A and 2 are
corresponding, and angle B and 1 are corresponding
angles.

b. Which of the relationships you listed above will be the most helpful in
figuring out the measurements of the safety fences? (2 points)
Angle 1 and 2

c. What is the measure of ∠2? (2 points)

145 degress

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 4. Reflections (2 points: 1 point each)

a. Can you think of any other real-life scenarios where parallel lines and
transversals exist? Railway tracks.

b. What are the limitations of the ski slope scenario as a real-life example?

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