Big Ideas Math Geometry, 2014
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1. Pairs of Lines and Angles
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Exercise 30 Page 130

Think about vertical and supplementary angles.

m∠ 2=104^(∘)
m∠ 3=76^(∘)
m∠ 4=104^(∘)

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

  1. ∠ 1 and ∠ 3 are vertical angles.
  2. ∠ 1 is a supplementary angle to both ∠ 2 and ∠ 4.
  3. ∠ 2 and ∠ 4 are vertical angles.
By the Vertical Angles Congruence Theorem, ∠ 1 and ∠ 3 are congruent. Therefore we have that m∠ 1 =m∠ 3. As m∠ 1 =76^(∘) it must follow that m∠ 3 =76^(∘). Supplementary angles have a measure that adds up to 180^(∘). Additionally, since we also know that ∠ 2 and ∠ 4 are vertical angles, we can write the following three equations: m∠ 1+m∠ 2&=180 m∠ 1+m∠ 4&=180 m∠ 2&=m∠ 4 By solving the first equation for m∠ 2 we also figure out the measure of ∠ 4.
m∠ 1+m∠ 2=180
76+m∠ 2=180
m∠ 2=104
Let's summarize what we have found: m∠ 2&=104^(∘) m∠ 3&=76^(∘) m∠ 4&=104^(∘)