Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 8
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2. Angles of Triangles
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Exercise 7 Page 115

When using a protractor, remember that you should place it at the vertex of the angle.

∠ A=30^(∘), ∠ B=105^(∘), ∠ C=45^(∘), ∠ D=150^(∘), ∠ E=75^(∘), ∠ F=105^(∘), ∠ G=30^(∘)

Practice makes perfect

We are given a diagram of two parallel lines and two transversals. We want to find the measures of the labeled angles.

diagram
To measure an angle, we can use a protractor. To do this, we place the middle of the base of the protractor at the vertex of the angle. Then, we align one of the rays of the angle with the segment marked 0 on the protractor.
The other ray of the angle marks the angle's measure on the protractor. Using this method, we can measure ∠ A on our diagram.
finding the measure of angle a
The measure of ∠ A is 30^(∘). In similar way, we can find the measures of other labeled angles.
finding the measure of other labeled angles
We found that the measure of ∠ B is 105^(∘), ∠ C is 45^(∘), ∠ D is 150^(∘), ∠ E is 75^(∘), ∠ F is 105^(∘), and ∠ G is 30^(∘).

Extra

Conclusions

We found the measures of all labeled angles. Recall that when a transversal intersects parallel lines, it creates alternate interior angles are congruent. Let's look at the given diagram once again!

finding the measure of angle g

As we can see, there are two pairs of alternate interior angles. Notice that one pair of these angles measures 30^(∘) and the second pair measures 105^(∘). This means that we correctly used the protractor to measure these angles.