Math  /  Geometry

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If m1+m3=150m \angle 1+m \angle 3=150^{\circ}, what is m2m \angle 2 ? A. 120120^{\circ} B. 3030^{\circ} C. 152152^{\circ} D. 3333^{\circ}

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

What is this asking? If two angles of a triangle add up to 150 degrees, what's the third angle? Watch out! Don't forget all the angles in a triangle *always* add up to 180 degrees!

STEP 2

1. Find the Total Angle Sum
2. Find the Missing Angle

STEP 3

We know that all the angles in *any* triangle add up to a **magical** 180 degrees!
This is a **fundamental fact** about triangles, so let's write it down: 1+2+3=180 \angle 1 + \angle 2 + \angle 3 = 180^\circ

STEP 4

We're given that 1+3=150\angle 1 + \angle 3 = 150^\circ.
Let's **strategically** substitute this information into our equation from the previous step: 150+2=180 150^\circ + \angle 2 = 180^\circ

STEP 5

Now, we want to find 2\angle 2, so let's isolate it!
We can do this by adding 150-150^\circ to both sides of the equation.
This keeps everything **balanced** while getting us closer to our **goal**: 150+2+(150)=180+(150) 150^\circ + \angle 2 + (-150^\circ) = 180^\circ + (-150^\circ)

STEP 6

Simplifying, we get: 2=30 \angle 2 = 30^\circ

STEP 7

So, the measure of 2\angle 2 is 30\mathbf{30^\circ}!
That's option B!

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