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Find the measure of the given angle

Find the measure of the given angle-example-1

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Answer:

A= 110 degrees AND B= 140 degrees.

Y= 112 degrees and X= 157 degrees.

Explanation:

Triangle XYZ is an isocoles triangle, because it has two congruent sides. 70 degrees is a measurement of an angle opposite of one of those congruent sides, so angle YXZ is also 70 degrees. By the triangle angle sum theorem, we can say that the measurement of angle YZX is 40 degrees. So, for the first triangle, by the linear pairs theorem, we can find the two missing angles.

A= 110 degrees AND B=140 degrees.

For the triangle on the right, we can use the triangle angle sum theorem to say that angle BDC is 68 degrees. Then, we can say that by the by the linear pairs theorem that angle ADE is 112 degrees. From there, we need to look at the 23 degree measurement on the lower right triangle. We can see that the angle steadily rises on that line and then we can take 180-23 by the linear pairs theorem to conclude than angle BEA is 157 degrees. This can be confirmed by looking at the two innermost angles in the top right triangle. If you take 180-23-112, you will get 45. If you add 45 to 112, you will get 157.

Y= 112 degrees and X= 157 degrees.

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