ISEE Upper Level Math : How to find an angle in an acute / obtuse triangle

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Example Question #1 :Acute / Obtuse Triangles

Which of the following is true about a triangle with two angles that measureand?

Possible Answers:

This triangle is isosceles and right.

This triangle cannot exist.

This triangle is scalene and obtuse.

This triangle is scalene and right.

This triangle is isosceles and obtuse.

Correct answer:

This triangle cannot exist.

Explanation:

A triangle must have at least two acute angles; however, a triangle with angles that measureandcould have at most one acute angle, an impossible situation. Therefore, this triangle is nonexistent.

Example Question #2 :How To Find An Angle In An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

Which of the following is true about a triangle with two angles that measureeach?

Possible Answers:

The triangle is obtuse and scalene.

The triangle cannot exist.

The triangle is acute and isosceles.

The triangle is obtuse and isosceles.

The triangle is acute and scalene.

Correct answer:

The triangle cannot exist.

Explanation:

A triangle must have at least two acute angles; however, a triangle with angles that measurewould have two obtuse angles and at most one acute angle. This is not possible, so this triangle cannot exist.

Example Question #1 :Solve Simple Equations For An Unknown Angle In A Figure: Ccss.Math.Content.7.G.B.5

One angle of an isosceles triangle has measure. What are the measures of the other two angles?

Possible Answers:

Not enough information is given to answer this question.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

An isosceles triangle not only has two sides of equal measure, it has two angles of equal measure. This means one of two things, which we examine separately:

Case 1: It has anotherangle. This is impossible, since a triangle cannot have two obtuse angles.

Case 2: Its other two angles are the ones that are of equal measure. If we letbe their common measure, then, since the sum of the measures of a triangle is,

Both angles measure

Example Question #6 :Acute / Obtuse Triangles

The angles of a triangle measure. Evaluate.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

度之和措施的角度triangle is 180, so we solve forin the following equation:

Example Question #7 :Acute / Obtuse Triangles

The acute angles of a right triangle measureand.

Evaluate.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The degree measures of the acute angles of a right triangle total 90, so we solve forin the following equation:

Example Question #8 :Acute / Obtuse Triangles

Chords

Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale

Refer to the above figure.;.

What is the measure of?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Congruent chords of a circle have congruent minor arcs, so since,, and their common measure is.

Since there arein a circle,

The inscribed angleintercepts this arc and therefore has one-half its degree measure, which is

Example Question #9 :Acute / Obtuse Triangles

Solve for:
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Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The sum of the internal angles of a triangle is equal to. Therefore:

Example Question #1 :How To Find An Angle In An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

Triangle 2

Refer to the above figure. Expressin terms of.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The measure of an interior angle of a triangle is equal to 180 degrees minus that of its adjacent exterior angle, so

and

.

The sum of the degree measures of the three interior angles is 180, so

Example Question #2 :How To Find An Angle In An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

Triangle 3

In the above figure,.

Give the measure of.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

and一对线性形式,所以他们总程度措施; consequently,

, so by the Isosceles Triangle Theorem,

The sum of the degree measures of a triangle is, so

Example Question #1 :How To Find An Angle In An Acute / Obtuse Triangle

Triangle

Figure NOT drawn to scale.

Refer to the above figure. Evaluate.

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle, which here is, is equal to the sum of the measures of its remote interior angles, which here areand. Consequently,

andform a linear pair and, therefore,

.

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