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Example Question #11 : How To Find An Angle In An Acute / Obtuse Triangle
If angle and angle , what is the value of ?
For this problem, remember that the sum of the degrees in a triangle is .
This means that .
Plug in our given values to solve:
Example Question #323 : Geometry
In , , , and . To the nearest tenth, what is ?
A triangle with these sidelengths cannot exist.
A triangle with these sidelengths cannot exist.
The sum of the two smallest sides is less than the greatest side:
By the Triangle Inequality, this triangle cannot exist.
Example Question #324 : Geometry
If the measure of and the measure of then what is the meausre of ?
Not enough information to solve
The key to solving this problem lies in the geometric fact that a triangle possesses a total of between its interior angles. Therefore, one can calculate the measure of and then find the measure of its supplementary angle, .
and are supplementary, meaning they form a line with a measure of .
One could also solve this problem with the knowledge that the sum of the exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two interior angles opposite of it.
Example Question #325 : Geometry
If the measure of and the measure of then what is the meausre of ?
Not enough information to solve
The key to solving this problem lies in the geometric fact that a triangle possesses a total of between its interior angles. Therefore, one can calculate the measure of and then find the measure of its supplementary angle, .
and are supplementary, meaning they form a line with a measure of .
One could also solve this problem with the knowledge that the sum of the exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two interior angles opposite of it.
Example Question #326 : Geometry
A triangle has angles that measure and degrees. What is the measure of its third angle?
degrees
degrees
degrees
degrees
degrees
degrees
The sum of the angles of any triangle is always degrees. Since the third angle will make up the difference between and the sum of the other two angles, add the other two angles together and subtract this sum from .
Sum of the two given angles: degrees
Difference between and this sum: degrees
Example Question #322 : Geometry
In the triangle below, AB=BC (figure is not to scale) . If angle A is 41°, what is the measure of angle B?
A (Angle A = 41°)
B C
82
41
90
98
98
If angle A is 41°, then angle C must also be 41°, since AB=BC. So, the sum of these 2 angles is:
41° + 41° = 82°
Since the sum of the angles in a triangle is 180°, you can find out the measure of the remaining angle by subtracting 82 from 180:
180° - 82° = 98°
Example Question #327 : Geometry
You are given a triangle with angles degrees and degrees. What is the measure of the third angle?
degrees
degrees
degrees
degrees
degrees
degrees
Recall that the sum of the angles of a triangle is degrees. Since we are given two angles, we can then find the third. Call our missing angle .
We combine the like terms on the left.
Subtract from both sides.
Thus, we have that our missing angle is degrees.
Example Question #21 : How To Find An Angle In An Acute / Obtuse Triangle
What is the third angle in a triangle with angles of degrees and degrees?
degrees
degrees
degrees
degrees
No such triangle can exist.
No such triangle can exist.
We know that the sum of the angles of a triangle must add up to degrees. The two given angles sum to degrees. Thus, a triangle cannot be formed.
Example Question #21 : Acute / Obtuse Triangles
Points A, B, C, D are collinear. The measure of ∠ DCE is 130° and of ∠ AEC is 80°. Find the measure of ∠ EAD.
60°
50°
80°
70°
50°
To solve this question, you need to remember that the sum of the angles in a triangle is 180°. You also need to remember supplementary angles. If you know what ∠ DCE is, you also know what ∠ ECA is. Hence you know two angles of the triangle, 180°-80°-50°= 50°.
Example Question #22 : Acute / Obtuse Triangles
If the average (arithmetic mean) of two noncongruent angles of an isosceles triangle is , which of the following is the measure of one of the angles of the triangle?
Since the triangle is isosceles, we know that 2 of the angles (that sum up to 180) must be equal. The question states that the noncongruent angles average 55°, thus providing us with a system of two equations:
Solving for x and y by substitution, we get x = 70° and y = 40° (which average out to 55°).
70 + 70 + 40 equals 180 also checks out.
Since 70° is not an answer choice for us, we know that the 40° must be one of the angles.