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Lines, angles, and triangles SAT question

Math · Geometry and Trigonometry · Easy · Answer it here, explanation included.

  • Clockwise from top left, the 3 lines are labeled, c, s, and t.
  • Line c intersects both line s and line t.
  • At the intersection of line c and line s, 1 angle is labeled clockwise from top left as follows:
    • Top right: x°
  • At the intersection of line c and line t, 1 angle is labeled clockwise from top left as follows:
    • Top left: 110°
  • A note indicates the figure is not drawn to scale.

In the figure shown, line intersects parallel lines and . What is the value of ?

Enter a number or fraction (like 3/17 or 0.176). Press Enter to check.

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The correct answer is . Based on the figure, the angle with measure  and the angle vertical to the angle with measure  are same side interior angles. Since vertical angles are congruent, the angle vertical to the angle with measure  also has measure . It’s given that lines and are parallel. Therefore, same side interior angles between lines and are supplementary. It follows that . Subtracting from both sides of this equation yields .

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