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Please help, What equation is always true?

Please help, What equation is always true?-example-1
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Answer:

4. m<7 = m<3 + m<2

Explanation:

Recall: the exterior angle theorem of a triangle states that an exterior angle is equal to the sum of the two opposite interior angles of a triangle.

❌Option 1 CANNOT be true

Rationale:

m<1 is an exterior angle of triangle ∆ABC and ∆EBC, so based on the exterior angle theorem of a triangle, m<1 = m<3 + m<4 or m<1 = m<ABC + m<5

❌Option 2 CANNOT be true.

Rationale:

m<5 ≠ m<3 - m<2

❌Option 3 CANNOT be true.

Rationale:

m<6 ≠ m<3 - m<2

✅Option 4 is CORRECT.

Rationale:

Based on the external angle theorem of a triangle,

m<7 = m<3 + m<2

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