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Intermediate Shape & space Topic 3a: Properties of shapes
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idea! z and f anglesWhen a straight lines crosses a pair of parallel lines, the angles marked red are equal (and are called corresponding angles - or "f angles") and the angles marked in blue are equal (alternate angles - or "z angles").
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