Question

Kevin is making a set of candles to give as a gift. The first candle is a triangular prism with a height of 17 centimeters. The base is a triangle with two angles measuring 90 degrees and 65 degrees. What is the measure of the third angle? Show work

Answer 1

The measure of the third angle is 25°

Explanation:

we know that

The sum of the internal angles of a triangle must be equal to 180 degrees

so

Let

x----> the measure of the third angle

90°+65°+x=180°

Solve for x

155°+x=180°

x=180°-155°

x=25°