Questions: The triangle below has been extended to form an exterior angle of 163°. Find the value
Transcript text: The triangle below has been extended to form an exterior angle of $163^{\circ}$. Find the value
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Find the adjacent interior angle
The exterior angle of 163° and its adjacent interior angle form a linear pair, so they are supplementary and add up to 180°. Therefore, the adjacent interior angle is 180° - 163° = 17°.
Step 2: Find the value of x
The sum of the angles in a triangle is 180°. The two known angles are 17° and 115°. Therefore, x = 180° - 17° - 115° = 48°.