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prealgebra senior

Problem

Equilateral triangle and square are coplanar, as shown. What is the number of degrees in the measure of angle ?

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Solution
First, observe that . Therefore, triangle is isosceles and is congruent to . Also, . Since the three angles of triangle sum to 180 degrees, we have
Final answer
15