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Use the Exterior Angle Theorem to find the measure of each angle.

mangleC =

°


mangleD =

°


mangleDEC

Use the Exterior Angle Theorem to find the measure of each angle. mangleC = ° mangleD-example-1
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The Exterior Angle Theorem states that the measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of the 2 nonadjacent interior angles. That means that the measure of angle DEF is equal to the sum of measure of angle C and measure of angle D. Substituting known values gives you 2y + 9 + 6y + 10 = 115, then you can solve

8y + 19 = 115

8y = 96

y = 12

The measure of angle C is 33 degrees, the measure of angle D is 82 degrees, and because the measure of angle DEF is 115 degrees, its supplement angle (DEC) measures 65 degrees.

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