Transversals vocabulary Geometry

  • Transversal: A line that crosses two or more lines in the same plane 

  • Corresponding angles: Angles that are on the same side of the transversal and in the same position relative to one of the two lines 

  • Alternate interior angles: Angles created by a transversal that are interior to the two lines 

  • Alternate exterior angles: Angles created by a transversal that are exterior to the two lines 

  • Supplementary angles: Pairs of angles that add up to 180 degrees 

  • Vertical angles: Opposite angles formed by two intersecting lines that share a common vertex