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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Find x and classify each triangle by its angles. Provide the theorem (sum of interior angles or exterior angle theorem) you used to solve the problem.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

x is outside the triangle , right ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yees

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

so, x is called exterior angle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ook

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

60, and 40 are inside the triangle, and they are far away from x, so they are called 'remote interior angles'

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

exterior angle theorem :- exterior angle = sum of two remote interior angles

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

x = 60+40

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oooooooh so i just do the same thing as the other triangle add the other two angles to find x? just using a different theorem

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

in the other problem, u have added the two angles, and subtracted from 180. thats called 'sum of interior angles theorem'

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

in this problem, we simply added the two interior angles. this is called 'exterior angle theorem'

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

here, x = 100 the triangle is acute, and uve used 'exterior angle theorem'

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

np

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