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opposite angles


opposite angles
A and B, and C and D, are opposite angles
Opposite angles, or opposite-lying angles, occur where parallel lines are cut by a transversal. Opposite angles lie on the same side of the transversal and on different sides of the parallel lines. Angles opposite to the intersecting parallels add up to 180°.


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