Question: Finding angles made by a tra... 3 of 4 questions
Below are two parallel lines with a third line intersecting them.
132°
x°
x = □ °
top-left: a pair of parallel diagonal lines run from upper-left to lower-right, intersected by a third diagonal line rising from lower-left to upper-right; at the lower-left intersection a blue arc labels 132° above the crossing, and at the upper-right intersection a green arc labels x° above the crossing.
1. **State the problem:** We have two parallel lines intersected by a transversal. One angle is given as $132^\circ$ and we need to find the value of angle $x^\circ$ formed at the other intersection.
2. **Recall the rule:** When a transversal crosses two parallel lines, alternate interior angles are equal.
3. **Identify the angles:** The angle labeled $132^\circ$ and the angle $x^\circ$ are alternate interior angles.
4. **Apply the rule:** Since the lines are parallel, $x = 132^\circ$.
5. **Final answer:**
$$x = 132^\circ$$
This means the angle $x$ is equal to $132$ degrees because alternate interior angles are congruent when lines are parallel.