Question

Line a is parallel to line b. If the

Answer 1

Answer:  78 degrees

This is because alternate exterior angles are congruent when we have parallel lines like this.

Angle 2 and angle 8 are both outside the parallel lines, so that's what makes them exterior angles. Also, they are on alternating sides of the transversal line (angle 2 on the left, angle 8 on the right). So that's where the "alternating" comes from. The other pair of alternate exterior angles is angle 1 and angle 7.