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Lines, angles, and triangles SAT question

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  • From left to right, horizontal line segment upper P upper V includes the following points:
    • Upper P
    • Upper Q
    • Upper R
    • Upper S
    • Upper T
    • Upper V
  • Points upper X and upper U are each below line segment upper P upper V.
  • From left to right, the following 2 overlapping triangles are formed between points on line segment upper P upper V and points upper X and upper U:
    • Triangle upper Q upper X upper S
    • Triangle upper R upper U upper T
  • Line segments upper R upper U and upper S upper X intersect at point upper W.
  • A note indicates the figure is not drawn to scale.

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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