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In the following diagram, BC is parallel to DE.

What is the measure of a?
Angles are not necessarily drawn to scale.
B
W
103
D
F
4* =
42°
E

In the following diagram, BC is parallel to DE. What is the measure of a? Angles are-example-1
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Answer: 35

Explanation:

Angles in a triangle add to 180 degrees, so in triangle ABC,
m\angle C=180-103-42=35^(\circ).

Sp, by the corresponding angles theorem, x=35

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