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Points A, B, and C form a triangle. Complete the statements to prove that the sum of the interior angles of triangle ABC is 180 degrees.
- Statement Reason
- Points A, B, and C form a triangle. given
- Let line DE be a line passing through B and parallel to line AC definition of parallel lines
- angle 3 is congruent to angle 5 and angle 1 is congruent to angle 4
- m angle 1 = m angle 4 and m angle 3 = m angle 5
- m angle 4 + m angle 2 + m angle 5 = 180 degrees angle addition and definition of a straight line
- m angle 1 + m angle 2 + m angle 3 = 180 degrees substitution
Transcript text: Select the correct answer from each drop-down menu.
Points $A, B$, and $C$ form a triangle. Complete the statements to prove that the sum of the interior angles of $\triangle A B C$ is $180^{\circ}$.
\begin{tabular}{|l|l|}
\hline Statement & Reason \\
\hline Points $A, B$, and $C$ form a triangle. & given \\
\hline Let $\overline{D E}$ be a line passing through $B$ and parallel to $\overline{A C}$ & definition of parallel lines \\
\hline$\angle 3 \cong \angle 5$ and $\angle 1 \cong \angle 4$ & \\
\hline $\mathrm{~m} \angle 1=\mathrm{m} \angle 4$ and $\mathrm{m} \angle 3=\mathrm{m} \angle 5$ & \\
\hline $\mathrm{~m} \angle 4+\mathrm{m} \angle 2+\mathrm{m} \angle 5=180^{\circ}$ & angle addition and definition of a straight line \\
\hline $\mathrm{m} \angle 1+\mathrm{m} \angle 2+\mathrm{m} \angle 3=180^{\circ}$ & substitution \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
Solution
Solution Steps
Step 1: Identify the Given Information
Points A, B, and C form a triangle.
Step 2: Introduce Parallel Line
Let DE be a line passing through B and parallel to AC.