Let P denote the intersection of L with AB and let Q denote the intersection of L' with BC. Then PQ forms a transversal that cuts across both lines L and L'. Then since consecutive interior angles are supplementary, we can conclude that angles PQB and QPB are supplementary. Further, since the angles in a triangle add to 180 degrees, we can conclude that
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Suppose L and L' are parallel.
Let P denote the intersection of L with AB and let Q denote the intersection of L' with BC. Then PQ forms a transversal that cuts across both lines L and L'. Then since consecutive interior angles are supplementary, we can conclude that angles PQB and QPB are supplementary. Further, since the angles in a triangle add to 180 degrees, we can conclude that
angle ABC = angle PBQ
has angle measure 0.
This implies AB and BC are parallel.