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Prove that the measure of exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of the two remote interior angles​

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To prove that the measure of the exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measurements of the two remote interior angles, we can use the following steps:

1. Draw a triangle ABC and extend one of its sides, say BC, to form an exterior angle DBC.

2. Draw a parallel line to BC through A and label the point where it intersects BD as E.

3. By the alternate interior angles theorem, we have angle ABE = angle ABC and angle AED = angle ACB.

4. we have angle EDB = angle BCD by the corresponding angles theorem.

5. By adding the equal angles, we get angle ABE + angle AED + angle EDB = angle ABC + angle ACB + angle BCD.

6. we get angle AED + angle EDB = angle DBC by simplifying.

7. Therefore, the measure of the exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the measures of the two remote interior angles.

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