Angle sum property of a Triangle

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• Students should be able to recognize the corresponding angles formed when the parallel line is drawn.
• Students should be able to recognize the alternate angles formed. Is the alternate angle same as one of the angles of the triangle.
  • Ask students what happens when the three angles of the triangle are placed adjacent to each other.
  • What can you say about the line drawn?
  • Is it parallel to one of the sides?
  • What can you say about the pairs of angles – look at the matching colors.
  • Once the parallel line reaches the vertex, how many angles are formed?
  • Students should be able to identify the two angles moving are corresponding angles as the line moving is parallel to one of the sides.
  • Students can see that when the three angles of the triangle are placed adjacent to each other they form a straight line.

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