Where Are The Alternate Angles?

Geometry Level 1

Lines l l and m m are parallel. M M , N N and O O are points such that M M is on l l and N N is on m m and O O is between the two lines. If the smaller angle between l l and M O MO is 3 5 35^{\circ} and M O N = 10 5 \angle MON = 105^{\circ} , find the acute angle between m m and N O NO .


Clarification: The diagram is not accurate


The answer is 70.

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Extend N O NO to meet line l l at P P . Extend M O MO to meet line m m at Q M Q N = 3 5 \angle MQN=35^{\circ} and N O Q = 18 0 10 5 = 7 5 \angle NOQ=180^{\circ}-105^{\circ}=75^{\circ} .

Therefore acute angle between m m and N O NO is 18 0 ( 3 5 + 7 5 ) = 7 0 180^{\circ}-(35^{\circ}+75^{\circ})=\boxed{70^{\circ}} .

Where is point D? Let the line NO be extended to line l such that it meets line l at point P. If <NOM = 105, hence < MOP = 75. If <MOP and <OMP are 75 and 35 degrees respectively, the <MPO = 70. If <MPO= 70, then the pink angle is 180-70 = 110.

Basant Kumar - 5 years, 3 months ago

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Yes, the pink angle in the diagram is 110 ° 110° , but the question asks for the acute angle between m m and N O NO .

Thus, 180 ° 110 ° = 70 ° 180°-110°=70° .

Kenneth Choo - 5 years, 3 months ago

The problem has been edited before it had a point D.

A Former Brilliant Member - 5 years, 3 months ago

tsk its 110... the angle inside triangle MNQ is 70,75,and 35,,,and the supplement of 70 is 110

Reygan Dionisio - 4 years, 11 months ago

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Note the question asks for the acute angle.

Sharky Kesa - 4 years, 11 months ago

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yap but in the diagram the pink angle must be 110. by the way thank you mam.. =)

Reygan Dionisio - 4 years, 10 months ago

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@Reygan Dionisio Why do you keep looking at the diagram? The question asks for the acute angle. Are you saying that 110 ° 110° is acute?

Kenneth Choo - 4 years, 10 months ago

I didnt put the image up. Staff must have done so. Sorry about the misleading diagram.

Sharky Kesa - 5 years, 3 months ago

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Sorry about that. I have removed the image.

In future, please let me know if you notice such errors, and I can correct for them.

Calvin Lin Staff - 5 years, 2 months ago
Gustavo Castillo
Mar 16, 2016

First extend M O N \angle MON and as well as the components of l M O \angle lMO

Next, we can observe the opposite angle of M O N \angle MON , which according to the Vertical Angles properties, opposite angles are equal, thus δ \delta = M O N \angle MON

We also apply the supplementary angle property, as the two parallel lines are are cut by the same segment, thus splitting the straight angles (180º) in two supplementary angles, which have the same measurements in line l l and m m . Knowing that, we can trace the other half in line m m [The two green angles].

We can also trace the straight angle forming in the segment that extends from O N \overline{ON}

Using simple supplementary angle properties, we find the supplementary angle of δ \delta (which would also be the supplementary angle of M O N \angle MON if seen in the extended segment of M O \overline{MO} ).

And lastly , observing the formed triangle N O P \triangle NOP , we use the interior angle sum property (sum of internal angles of a triangle equals 180º) to solve easily for the desired angle.

3 5 + 7 5 = 11 0 35^{\circ} +75^{\circ} = 110^{\circ}

18 0 11 0 = 7 0 180^{\circ}-110^{\circ} = \boxed{70^{\circ}}

This is just plain wrong!. The question asked for the angle on the LEFT side of point N, not the right side. So the answer is 110, not 70.

Larry McMahan - 4 years, 10 months ago

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It asks for the acute angle, which cannot be 110. The picture is misleading though.

John Davisson - 4 years, 10 months ago

@Larry McMahan The answer is right, the graphic I used to explain it was wrong, thanks for pointing it out.

Gustavo Castillo - 4 years, 9 months ago
Yun Woonjoo
Dec 31, 2019

Sum of angles of a pentagon=540°

540-[(180-35)+105+90+90] = 110.

180-110= 70

70

Yaaaas I did it the same way except I made the Pentagon on the other side. Super easy

Mariam Haddad - 1 year, 2 months ago
Syed Hissaan
Feb 2, 2017

@Sharky Kesa does this seems right to you ?

As I have already mentioned, the diagram is not accurate. The question originally had the supplementary angle shaded, but people got confused and were giving the obtuse angle as the answer. It was fixed by Brilliant staff by switching the angles over, though it is now inaccurate. If you have a way to easily solve this dilemma, I pray you tell.

Sharky Kesa - 4 years, 4 months ago

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see the comment above , does this seems right to you ? i guess its fine

Syed Hissaan - 4 years, 4 months ago

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I had this diagram before and, like I said, people started submitting the obtuse angle rather than the acute.

Sharky Kesa - 4 years, 4 months ago

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@Sharky Kesa asking them for <ONm will solve the issue

Syed Hissaan - 4 years, 4 months ago

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@Syed Hissaan No, it won't. Supplementary angle could still be answered. I've written in the question a clarification. Is it better?

Sharky Kesa - 4 years, 4 months ago

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@Sharky Kesa well yes i agree that a supplementary angle could be answered if the person is attempting wrong. for some time leave the supplementary angle , if we just ask them to input the value that comes in <ONm they would always answer 70 if they are doing correct because supplementary angle comes in <ONp where p is any point(collinear) to mN (that lies on the left side ON) .

Syed Hissaan - 4 years, 4 months ago

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@Syed Hissaan You still haven't answered my question.

Sharky Kesa - 4 years, 4 months ago

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@Sharky Kesa yes that's better than the previous one , but can still confuse the solver

Syed Hissaan - 4 years, 4 months ago

There is a super easy way

Mariam Haddad - 1 year, 2 months ago
Steven Linnell
Jan 12, 2017

simple solution: draw a line parallel to lines l and m that passes through point O (call it line o). The acute angle between MO and o must be same as between MO and m, i.e. 35 degrees, so angle MON minus 35 degrees must be the same as the acute angle between m and NO - i.e. 105-35 = 70

This was the intended solution. :P

The other solutions had different constructions, but I found this on to be the simplest by far.

Sharky Kesa - 4 years, 5 months ago

lateral thinking helps a lot - i never use a sledgehammer to crack a walnut :)

Steven Linnell - 4 years, 5 months ago

Also, the original diagram is misleading. I solved for 110 degrees almost immediately, because that is the angle shown; only to realize they were asking for the acute angle, which was of course its supplement.

Dan Dovey - 4 years, 4 months ago

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It was dodgy before, when it shaded the supplementary angle to the current one, because people saw that angle was obtuse. The overall diagram is just bad, sorry.

Sharky Kesa - 4 years, 4 months ago
Mick Martucci
Jun 1, 2017

make a line n through O parallel to the other lines with end points P on the left and Q on the right. then angle MOP = 35 and angle PON = 70 and since line n is parallel to line m our angle in question is also 70.

Abidur Rahman
May 27, 2017

Imagine a third parallel line called PQ cutting through the centre O. The angle MOQ would therefore equal to 145 as the angles are supplementary. 145 + 105 =250, 360- 250 = 110, therefore NOQ would equal to 110 as there is 360 degrees around a point. Again as the angles are supplementary, 180 -110 = 70, therefore the angle mNO equals to 70.

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