Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 8
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2. Solving Systems of Linear Equations by Substitution
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Exercise 4 Page 209

Are there any congruent angles? How can we use them to find the measure of the missing angles?

B

Practice makes perfect

Let's start by recalling which angles are congruent when we have two parallel lines cut by a transversal.

Pairs of Congruent Angles
Type Definition
Corresponding Angles Lie in corresponding positions on the same side of the transversal
Alternate Interior Angles Lie between the two parallel lines on opposite sides of the transversal
Alternate Exterior Angles Lie outside the two parallel lines on opposite sides of the transversal

With this in mind, we want to find the measure of the ∠ 2. Let's take a look at the given graph.

From the graph, we can see that lines a and b are parallel and cut by a transversal t. The 107^(∘) angle and ∠ 1 are corresponding angles, so ∠ 1 and the 107^(∘) angle are congruent. Let's add this information to our graph.

Next, notice that ∠ 1 and ∠ 2 form a straight line. This means that they are supplementary angles and their measures add up to 180^(∘). We can use this information to find the measure of ∠ 2. Let's name the measure of ∠ 2 as x and find its value. x+ 107^(∘)=180^(∘) ⇕ x=73^(∘) We found that the measure of ∠ 2 is 73^(∘). This means that B is the correct option.