83. (A) If a transversal intersects two lines such that a pair of alternate angles are equal, then the lines must be parallel.
(R) When two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, the corresponding angles formed are equal.
Key Concept: Alternate Angles, Corresponding Angles, Parallel Lines
b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is NOT the correct explanation of Assertion.
[Solution Description]
To verify the assertion and reason:
1. **Assertion (A):** If alternate angles are equal, the lines must be parallel.
- By the converse of the alternate angles theorem, equal alternate angles imply the lines are parallel. Hence, Assertion is \textbf{true}.
2. **Reason (R):** Parallel lines lead to equal corresponding angles.
- The corresponding angles postulate confirms this statement. Hence, Reason is \textbf{true}.
3. **Connection:** While both are true, Reason explains the original theorem (\textit{if lines are parallel, corresponding angles are equal}), not the converse used in Assertion. The Assertion relies on the converse relationship (\textit{if alternate angles are equal, lines are parallel}), which is not addressed by Reason. Thus, Reason does NOT correctly explain Assertion.
Your Answer is correct.
b) Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is NOT the correct explanation of Assertion.
[Solution Description]
To verify the assertion and reason:
1. **Assertion (A):** If alternate angles are equal, the lines must be parallel.
- By the converse of the alternate angles theorem, equal alternate angles imply the lines are parallel. Hence, Assertion is \textbf{true}.
2. **Reason (R):** Parallel lines lead to equal corresponding angles.
- The corresponding angles postulate confirms this statement. Hence, Reason is \textbf{true}.
3. **Connection:** While both are true, Reason explains the original theorem (\textit{if lines are parallel, corresponding angles are equal}), not the converse used in Assertion. The Assertion relies on the converse relationship (\textit{if alternate angles are equal, lines are parallel}), which is not addressed by Reason. Thus, Reason does NOT correctly explain Assertion.