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OpenStudy (ayee_ciera):

If m

OpenStudy (ayee_ciera):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What do you know about the total measure of all the angles in a triangle?

OpenStudy (ayee_ciera):

idk

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay, well, all the angles in a triangle add up to be 180 degrees. (bc it's half of a square, and all of the square's angles equal 360 degrees) Anyway, you already have two of the three angle measures, so you can set up an equation basically 87+32+x=180. Now, what would x be?

OpenStudy (ayee_ciera):

x=61

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes! Now, do you know what type of angle 1 and C form?

OpenStudy (ayee_ciera):

not really

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay, well, the form a supplementary angle. Do you know what a supplementary angle is/what the measure of it is?

OpenStudy (ayee_ciera):

180

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes! So, now you can set up another equation. 61+x=180 (x, in this case, will be the measure of angle one) Solve for x, and you have the measure of angle 1

OpenStudy (ayee_ciera):

so angle 1 = 119

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Mhm :)

OpenStudy (ayee_ciera):

yay thank u (:

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No problemo :)

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