Prentice Hall Geometry

Find the values of the variables and the measures of the angles.

  1. Triangle PQR has interior angles measuring (2x minus 9) degrees at P, (2x + 4) degrees at Q, and x degrees at R.
  2. Triangle ABC has interior angles measuring (4x + 7) degrees at A, (8x minus 1) degrees at B, and right angle at C.
  3. A right triangle is divided into two smaller triangles.
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  4. Triangle ABC has interior angle A measuring 54 degrees and interior angle C measuring 52 degrees. A segment from vertex B meets side AC at D at a right angle, forming two triangles. Angle ABD measures y degrees and angle CBD measures x degrees.
  5. Proof Prove the Triangle Exterior Angle Theorem (Theorem 3-11).

    The measure of each exterior angle of a triangle equals the sum of the measures of its two remote interior angles.

    Given: angle 1  is an exterior angle of the triangle.

    Prove: m angle , 1 equals , m angle , 2 plus , m angle 3

    A triangle has interior angles 2, 3, and 4, with angle 1 exterior to angle 4.

  6. Reasoning Two angles of a triangle measure 64 and 48. What is the measure of the largest exterior angle of the triangle? Explain.
  7. Algebra A right triangle has exterior angles at each of its acute angles with measures in the ratio 13 : 14. Find the measures of the two acute angles of the right triangle.

C Challenge

Probability In Exercises 36–40, you know only the given information about the measures of the angles of a triangle. Find the probability that the triangle is equiangular.

  1. Each is a multiple of 30.
  2. Each is a multiple of 20.
  3. Each is a multiple of 60.
  4. Each is a multiple of 12.
  5. One angle is obtuse.
  6. In the figure below, c d bar , up tack , eh b bar  and c d bar  bisects angle  Find m angle

    Triangle ABC has an extension of BC passing through point F, adjacent to side AB. A segment from vertex C meets AB at D at a right angle, forming two smaller triangles. Angle ACD is (3x minus 2) degrees and angle BCD is (5x minus 20) degrees.

  7. If the remote interior angles of an exterior angle of a triangle are congruent, what can you conclude about the bisector of the exterior angle? Justify your answer.


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Table of Contents

Prentice Hall Geometry Chapter 1 Tools of Geometry Chapter 2 Reasoning and Proof Chapter 3 Parallel and Perpendicular Lines Chapter 4 Congruent Triangles Chapter 5 Relationships Within Triangles Chapter 6 Polygons and Quadrilaterals Chapter 7 Similarity Chapter 8 Right Triangles and Trigonometry Chapter 9 Transformations Chapter 10 Area Chapter 11 Surface Area and Volume Chapter 12 Circles Skills Handbook Reference Visual Glossary Selected Answers Index Acknowledgments