In a railway track, two rails run parallel and a wooden sleeper lies across them like a transversal. The sleeper makes a 70° angle with the upper rail on its right side. By the rule of corresponding angles, what angle does it make with the lower rail on its right side?

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70°. The two rails are parallel and the sleeper is a transversal; corresponding angles are equal, so 70°.

In a railway track, two rails run parallel and a wooden sleeper lies across them like a transversal. The sleeper makes a 70° angle with the upper rail on its right side. By the rule of corresponding angles, what angle does it make with the lower rail on its right side?

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