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What is m
angle 1?
35°
40°
55°
70°

What is m angle 1? 35° 40° 55° 70°-example-1
User Mark Witczak
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Answer:

(b) 40°

Explanation:

Angle x and the one marked 70° are alternate interior angles, so are congruent. The sum of the two base angles of the isosceles triangle is ...

x° +x° = 70° +70° = 140°

So, the remaining angle 1 in the triangle is ...

180° -140° = 40°

∠1 = 40°

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