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What is the value of b?

What is the value of b?-example-1
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Answer:

93°

Explanation:

∆UVW is isosceles, so the sum of its angle measures can be written as ...

m∠VUW + m∠VWU + m∠UVW = 180°

2(m∠VUW) + m∠UVW = 180° . . . . . base angles are congruent

2(b -61°) +116° = 180° . . . . . . . . . . . . .substitute for m∠VUW and m∠UVW

2b -6° = 180° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . simplify

b - 3° = 90° . . . . . . . . . . divide by 2

b = 93° . . . . . . . . . . . . . .add 3°

The value of b is 93°.

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