Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 12 - Section 12.3 - Triangles - Exercise - Page 401: 50

Answer

Third angle $= 40°$

Work Step by Step

Let us call the missing angle $x$. The sum of the internal angles in any triangle must be equal to 180°. Thus, we can write: $78°+62°+x=180°$ Solving for $x$ gives: $x=180°-78°-62°=40°$
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