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Angle C is equivalent to 45º as its initial and terminal sides are the side and diagonal of a square, respectively.
We can construct additional squares indicated by the dotted lines. ∠ C ≅ ∠ A + ∠ D , since both angles are created by the initial and terminal sides of a square. In addition, ∠ B ≅ ∠ D as they are both corresponding angles of two similar right triangles (created by dividing a 1X2 rectangle in half along its diagonal). This means that ∠ A + ∠ D ≅ ∠ C ⇒ ∠ A + ∠ B ≅ ∠ C . Therefore (since ∠ C ≅ 4 5 ∘ ), ∠ A + ∠ B + ∠ C ≅ 4 5 ∘ + 4 5 ∘ = 9 0 ∘