HiSET: Math : Angle measure, central angles, and inscribed angles

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Example Questions

Example Question #71 : Hi Set: High School Equivalency Test: Math

and are a pair of vertical angles.

and are a linear pair.

and are the two acute angles of a right triangle.

Which of the following must be true?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

and are a pair of vertical angles; it follows that

and are a linear pair; it follows that they are supplementary - that is,

.

and are the two acute angles of a right triangle; it follows that they are complementary - that is,

.

Therefore, we have the three statements

From the second statement, we can subtract from both sides to get

Substitute this expression for in the third expression to get

Substitute  for :

Add  to both sides:

,

or, rearranged,

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