Big Ideas Math Geometry, 2014
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6. Proving Geometric Relationships
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Exercise 10 Page 111

Think about vertical and supplementary angles.

m∠ 1=151^(∘)
m∠ 2=29^(∘)
m∠ 3=151^(∘)

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Looking at the figure, we notice three things that we need to figure out the remaining angles.

  1. ∠ 4 and ∠ 2 are vertical angles.
  2. ∠ 4 is supplementary to both ∠ 1 and ∠ 3.
  3. ∠ 1 and ∠ 3 are vertical angles.
By the Vertical Angles Congruence Theorem, ∠ 4 and ∠ 2 are congruent. m∠ 4 =m∠ 2 As m∠ 4 =29^(∘) it must follow that m∠ 4 =29^(∘). Supplementary angles have measures that sum to 180^(∘). Additionally, since we also know that ∠ 1 and ∠ 3 are vertical angles, we can write the following three equations. m∠ 4+m∠ 1&=180 m∠ 4+m∠ 3&=180 m∠ 1&=m∠ 3 By solving the first equation for m∠ 1, we also figure out the measure of ∠ 3.
m∠ 4+m∠ 1=180
29+m∠ 1=180
m∠ 1=151
Let's summarize what we have found. m∠ 1&=151^(∘) m∠ 2&=29^(∘) m∠ 3&=151^(∘)