Geometry Problem
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Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Problem 555: Parallel lines, Angles, Sum
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Geometry Problem
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Level: High School, SAT Prep, College geometry
Name the vertices of the chain in the clockwise direction, as A,B,C,D,E,F,G in that order.
ReplyDelete(starting from the initial point A of the ray L1 and ending with the initial point G of L2)
Join CE. Through C draw a line parallel to L2 (or L1) cutting AB at H and DE at I;
Through E draw a line parallel to the L1 cutting AB at J and FG at K.
Consider the triangle CDI.
Angle CDI= y (given).
Using the property that in a triangle,
the external angle at any vertex is the sum of internal angles at the other two vertices,
it can be easily seen that angle DCI = x, angle CID = z.
Follows x + y +z = 180 degrees.
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ReplyDeleteMake polygon with 7 sides per attached pictures
Summation of internal angles= 5*180= 900
a+x+360-a+y+360-a+z+a=900
So x+y+z=180
Peter Tran
draw at two upper vertexes of a paralleles to L1 or L2
ReplyDeleteformed a triangle with angles x, y, z