Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
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Chapter 7 - Similarity - 7-2 Similar Polygons - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 445: 26

Answer

$m \angle K = 51^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

First, we identify all the pairs of congruent angles: $\angle D ≅ \angle H$ $\angle F ≅ \angle K$ $\angle G ≅ \angle M$ We see that $\angle F ≅ \angle K$, so $m \angle F = m \angle K$; however, we do not have the measure for either of these angles, so let us try to find the measure of $\angle F$. We are given the measures of two angles in $\triangle DFG$, so we can use the triangle-sum theorem, which states that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is equal to $180^{\circ}$, to find the measure of the last angle: $m \angle F = 180 - (70 + 59)$ Evaluate what is in parentheses first: $m \angle F = 180 - (129)$ Subtract to solve: $m \angle F = 51$ If $m \angle F = 51^{\circ}$, then $m \angle K = 51^{\circ}$.
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