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Malita wants to prove that the interior angles of any triangle sum to 180°. She draws a
line through one vertex parallel to the opposite side, and then she labels all the angles
formed.
Drag a statement to match each reason in Malita's two-column proof in the table
below.

Helps is needed Malita wants to prove that the interior angles of any triangle sum-example-1
User Deive
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Answer:

See explanations and diagram attached.

Explanation:

1. angle 4 = angle 3, and angle 5 = angle 2 alternate interior angles with red line parallel to side opposite angle 1

3. angle 1 + angle 4 + angle 5 = 180 because these angles lie on a straight line.

Helps is needed Malita wants to prove that the interior angles of any triangle sum-example-1
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