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If m∠ABJ = 28, ∠ABC ≅ ∠DBJ, find m∠JBC.

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Explanation:

If m∠ABJ = 28 and ∠ABC ≅ ∠DBJ, then we can set up the following equation:

m∠ABC = m∠DBJ

Since angles ∠ABC and ∠DBJ are congruent, they have the same measure, so the equation above is true.

Since we are trying to find m∠JBC, we can use the fact that the measure of an angle is equal to the sum of the measures of the other two angles in the triangle to set up another equation:

m∠JBC = m∠ABC + m∠ABJ

Substituting the value for m∠ABC from the first equation into the second equation, we get:

m∠JBC = m∠DBJ + m∠ABJ

Substituting the given value of m∠ABJ into this equation, we get:

m∠JBC = m∠DBJ + 28

Since m∠ABJ = m∠DBJ, we can substitute m∠ABJ in for m∠DBJ:

m∠JBC = m∠ABJ + 28

Substituting the given value of m∠ABJ into this equation, we get:

m∠JBC = 28 + 28

Solving this equation, we find that m∠JBC = 56.

Therefore, the measure of angle ∠JBC is 56 degrees.

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