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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Can I get some help with a few questions?

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

One moment, need to screenshot!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

two angles are supplementary, iff they add to 180°

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay..

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

iff \(\angle FEA\) is supplementary to \(\angle HGD\) \[\text m\angle FEA+\text m\angle HGD = 180°\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Wait.. I don't understand...

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

consider the first option, does it agree?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes?..

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

What is it that you don't understand?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Just the overall question. It's weird. It's not option A or B is what I'm getting so far, right?

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

(check carefully now) Does: \[\text m\angle FEA+\text m\angle HGD = 180°\] agree with option one?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It.. it's not 180, I think..?

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

I suppose the first thing you have to realize is that any angle, can only have one supplement so iff ∠FEA is supplementary to ∠HGD then effectively A = C, B= D, E=G, F=H

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

there are only two angles to consider; the big one : ∠FEB = ∠HGD and the little angle : ∠FEA = ∠HGC

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

where any pair, of one big and one little angle, will always add to 180°,

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So A is not true, which makes it the right answer?

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

but why is A not true?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Because the angles are too big, right?

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

yeah, big angle + big angle ≠ 180°

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Okay, I kinda get it...

OpenStudy (anonymous):

What about this problem?

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

(unless all the angles were exactly 90°, which doesn't fit the diagram )

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

[if i remember correctly] alternate angles are equal, corresponding angles are equal, vertically opposite angles are equal , & co-interior angles are supplementary.

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

can you find the angles in the first option on the diagram?

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

In the first one, they look equal to me.. unless I am not understanding this properly.

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

if they look equal (congruent), are they alternate angles? corresponding angles? vertically opposite angles ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Alternate, I think..

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

u can't see any angles alternate to angle EIA

OpenStudy (anonymous):

So it's the first option, yes?

OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

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OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

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OpenStudy (unklerhaukus):

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh, so they're opposite angles?.. so they are congruent.

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