Chapter 6

Parallel Lines, Transversal Line and Angles

Corresponding angles
(Make a F-shape
from a pair of // lines
and a transversal line)
b d
a b c d
a c

Property of angles to be written as: Corr. s

Alternate angles a b
(Make a Z-shape a b
from a pair of // lines
and a transversal line)

Property of angles to be written as: Alt. s

Interior angles/
(Make a U-shape
from a pair of // lines
and a transversal line)
Property of angles to be written as: Int. s

1. Find the value of the unknown angles marked in each of the following diagrams.
Write down the property of angles used.
(a) (b)
x

60 101
x

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(c) (d)

x
48 53

(e) (f)

x 115
x
74

2. Find the values of the unknown angles marked in each of the following diagrams.
Write down the property of angles used in your working.

(a) (b)

z 55

y x z
w
x 59 y
139

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(c) (d)
56

110 x

y
x
z 69

(e) (f)
22
x
x
71
107

323

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3. In the diagram, ABC is parallel to ED and BXE is a straight line. ∠BCD = 104°,
∠XDE = 25° and ∠DEX = 70°. Calculate
(a) ∠ABE, B C
A
(b) ∠CDX. 104

70 25
E D

4. In the diagram, AB = BD , BDE is a straight line and AE is parallel to BC.

∠AEB = 37° and ∠ACB = 31°. Calculate
(a) ∠EAD, A E
(b) ∠EDC, 37
(c) ∠BAC.
D

31
B C

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