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Finding Angles with Justification

Finding Angles with Justification-example-1
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Answer:

m<D = 108

Explanation:

m<ACD = 28 degrees. This is because if a transversal cuts through two parallel lines, Alternate Interior Angles are Congruent.

m<CAD = 44 degrees. This is because if a transversal cuts through two parallel lines, Alternate Interior Angles are Congruent. (Same reasoning.)

Now, since the sum of all angles in a triangle is 180 degrees, we can use the two angles that we know as well as angle D to add up to 180 and figure out how much D is. (All of the angles in triangle ADC)

<CAD + <ACD + <D = 180

Substitute the values in.

44 + 28 + <D = 180

72 + <D = 180

Subtract on both sides

<D = 108

The measure of angle D is 108 degrees.

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