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Lines, angles, and triangles SAT question
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In the figure shown, points , , , and lie on line segment , and line segment intersects line segment at point . The measure of is , the measure of is , the measure of is , and the measure of is . What is the measure, in degrees, of ?
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The correct answer is . The triangle angle sum theorem states that the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle is degrees. It's given that the measure of is and the measure of is . Since points , , and form a triangle, it follows from the triangle angle sum theorem that the measure, in degrees, of is , or . It's also given that the measure of is . Since and are supplementary angles, the sum of their measures is degrees. It follows that the measure, in degrees, of is , or . Since points , , and form a triangle, and is the same angle as , it follows from the triangle angle sum theorem that the measure, in degrees, of is , or . It's given that the measure of is . Since and are supplementary angles, the sum of their measures is degrees. It follows that the measure, in degrees, of is , or . Since points , , and form a triangle, and is the same angle as , it follows from the triangle angle sum theorem that the measure, in degrees, of is , or .
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