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If OQ and RT are parallel lines and mZRSP = 55°, what is mZQPS?

If OQ and RT are parallel lines and mZRSP = 55°, what is mZQPS?-example-1

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Answer:

55 degrees

Explanation:

Angles RSP and QPS are Alternate Interior Angles. Given that OQ and RT are parallel, alternate interior angles are always congruent, meaning they have the same measure.

So if angle RSP is 55 degrees and it is congruent to angle QPS, then angle QPS is 55 degrees.

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