given: ABCD is a parallelogram prove: < A congruent to < C, < B congruent to < DDraw diagonal BD AB parallel to CD opposite sides of a parallelogram angle ABD congruent to angle CDB alternate interior angles when transversal BD cut parallel lines AB and CD AD parallel to CB opposite sides of a parallelogram angle ADB congruent to angle CBD alternate interior angles when transversal BD cuts parallel lines AD and CB BD is congruent to itself triangle ABD congruent to CDB Angle Side Angle Angle A congruent to angle C Angle ADB + Angle CDB is congruent to Angle CBD + Angle ABD Sums of Congruent angles are Congruent Angle ADC is congruent to Angle ABD A whole angle is equal to the sum of its parts Edwin