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Parallel Lines and Transversals

Theorem. Same-Side Interior Angles Theorem
If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, then the interior angles on the same side of the transversal are supplementary.

In the figure below, if m∥n, then ∠4 and ∠6 are supplementary. The same is true of ∠3 and ∠5. Prove the theorem using the first angle pair and the other pair can be proven similarly.

Given: m∥n cut by transversal t
Prove: ∠4 and ∠6 are supplementary

Proof: