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geometry senior

Problem

problem
In the figure is a quadrilateral with right angles at and . Points and are on , and and are perpendicual to . If and , then
Solution
Label the angles as shown in the diagram. Since forms a linear pair with , is a right angle. Let and . Since , and , then . By the same logic, . As a result, . By the same logic, . Then, , and . Then, , and . By the transitive property, . , and plugging in, we get . Finally, plugging in to , we get
Final answer
4.2