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So, how the heck am I supposed to find the bottom right angle?

 Feb 3, 2017
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Facts About Trapezoids

The degree measure of the four angles add up to 360 degrees. This is actually true of any quadrilateral. Let lower case letters a, b, c and d represent the angles of trapezoid ABCD.

Then: a + b + c + d = 360 degrees.

The corresponding pairs of base angles, such as A and B, or C and D, are supplementary (add up to 180 degrees).

 

 

Pasted from the internet.....50 + a = 180    a = 130      152 + ? = 180   ? = 28 degrees

 Feb 3, 2017
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Because the top and bottom bases are parallel, the right side of the trapezoid serves as a transversal beween two parallels.......so the 152° angle and the angle at the bottom right will be consecutive supplementary angles....therefore....the angle at the bottom right will = 180 - 152  = 28°.....just as EP found.....!!!!

 

 

cool cool cool

 Feb 3, 2017
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Wow...

I knew it was easy, I completely missed the 180° total. Thanks!

 Feb 3, 2017

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