Glencoe Math: Course 3, Volume 2
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3. Angles of Triangles
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Exercise 6 Page 393

The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of its two remote interior angles.

62

Practice makes perfect

We want to find the value of x in the given triangle.

triangle
To do so, we will first recall a key piece of information!

Exterior Angles of a Triangle

The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of its two remote interior angles.

With this rule, we can write an equation in terms of x. 120^(∘)= x^(∘)+ 58^(∘) Now, we can solve this equation for x. For simplicity, we will not include the degree symbol.
120=x+58
Solve for x
62=x
x=62