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Geometry Level 3

What is the degree measure of the value A + B + C ? \angle A + \angle B + \angle C \ ?


The answer is 90.

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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 \angle C \cong \angle A + \angle D , since both angles are created by the initial and terminal sides of a square. In addition, B D \angle B \cong \angle 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 \angle A + \angle D \cong \angle C \Rightarrow A + B C \angle A + \angle B \cong \angle C . Therefore (since C 4 5 \angle C \cong 45 ^{\circ} ), A + B + C 4 5 + 4 5 = 9 0 \angle A + \angle B + \angle C \cong 45^{\circ} + 45^{\circ} = \boxed{90^{\circ}}

I think you made a typo near the end: you mean to substitute angle D for B, but you said D again. Next to that nice solution. I got lazy and used arctan from B and A.

Peter van der Linden - 3 years ago

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Thanks for the nice catch!

Infinity Mathematics - 3 years ago

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