Question

Use rectangle ABCD and the given information to solve each problem.

Answer 1

Problem 1

Answers:

angle 6 = 50

angle 7 = 50

angle 8 = 40

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Work Shown:

point E = intersection point of diagonals.

x = measure of angle 6

y = measure of angle 8

angle 7 is also x because triangle AED is isosceles (AE = ED)

Focus on triangle AED, the three angles A, E, D add to 180

A+E+D = 180

x+80+x = 180

2x+80 = 180

2x = 180-80

2x = 100

x = 100/2

x = 50

So both angles 6 and 7 are 50 degrees.

Turn to angle 8. This is adjacent to angle 7. The two angles form a 90 degree angle at point A. This is because a rectangle has 4 right angles.

(angle7)+(angle8) = 90

50+y = 90

y = 90-50

y = 40

angle 8 = 40 degrees

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Problem 2

Answers:

angle 2 = 61

angle 3 = 61

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Work Shown:

Angle 5 is 29 degrees (given). So is angle 4 because these are the base angles of isosceles triangle DEC (segment DE = segment EC)

angle 3 and angle 4 form a 90 degree angle

x = measure of angle 3

(angle 3)+(angle 4) = 90

x+29 = 90

x = 90-29

x = 61

Angle 2 is congruent to angle 3 since triangle BEC is isosceles (BE = EC), so both angle 2 and angle 3 are 61 degrees each.