The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of the two nonadjacent interior angles.
Based on the diagram above, the following relation holds.
m∠PBC=m∠A+m∠C
Consider a triangle ABC and mark the exterior angle corresponding to ∠B.
Notice that ∠B and ∠PBC form a linear pair. Therefore, their measures add up to 180∘. Also, by the Triangle Angle Sum Theorem, the sum of the measures of the angles of △ABC add up 180∘. {m∠B+m∠PBC=180∘m∠A+m∠B+m∠C=180∘ Next, subtract the second equation from the first one. m∠B+m∠PBC−m∠A+m∠B+m∠Cm∠PBC−m∠A−m∠C=180∘=180∘=0 Finally, solve the last equation for m∠PBC to obtain the desired result.
m∠PBC−m∠A−m∠C=0⇓m∠PBC=m∠A+m∠C