This post explains and give practice opportunities related to TEKS 8.8D:
use informal arguments to establish facts about the angle sum and exterior angle of triangles, the angles created when parallel lines are cut by a transversal, and the angle-angle criterion for similarity of triangles
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Instruction
Students learn basics of geometrics proofs, starting with angles created by parallel lines cut by a transversal and complementary and supplementary angles.
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STAAR Practice
Between 2016 and 2023 (including redesign practice), this supporting standard has been tested 6 times on the STAAR test. Videos explaining the problems can be found below. If you'd rather take a quiz over these questions, click here. The videos below are linked to the questions in the quiz as answer explanations after the quiz is submitted.
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