Question

will metal You want to put tape on the ground to mark the lines for a volleyball court. What is the most efficient way to make sure that the opposite sides of the court are parallel?

Answer 1

you can prove that lines are parallel if you know that certain pairs of angles formed by the lines and a transversal are congruent.

Answer 2

@malcolmmcswain

Answer 3

Hey @stuck-help sorry I'm late.

Answer 4

i got this

Answer 5

wait wrong question i didnt get his one

Answer 6

Oh good. Do you fully understand it? How did you come about your answer?

Answer 7

Oh, well then let me help you.

Answer 8

So, do you know what a transversal line is?

Answer 9

@stuck-help

Answer 10

i do not and sorry i have someone else helping with another question also

Answer 11

A transversal line cuts through other lines and makes some angles.

Answer 12

oh ok that makes sense

Answer 13

Alright I'll do this entire explanation in one box, go back to what you were doing.

Answer 14

ok thank you so much

Answer 15

Ok, @stuck-help , so to find if the lines are parallel, we need to draw a transversal line between the two pieces of tape, like this:

If the lines are parallel, according to the vertical angles theorem, these angles (A,B,C,D) will be congruent:

Also, these angles, too, will be congruent:

So, if you take a protractor and find that
measure of A = measure of B = measure of C = measure of D
and
measure of Q = measure of R = measure of S = measure of T

Then these angles are truly parallel.

-mal :P