Geometry: An Interactive Journey to Mastery

(Greg DeLong) #1


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x = 60
R

S^2 x = 120

Figure S.7.6
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Looking at same-side interior angles, x 
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  1. i. ... because they are vertical angles.
    iii. ... because a and e are congruent alternate interior angles.


3 y

y^2 y

x

z

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105
20 140
Figure S.7.7

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