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geometry intermediate

Problem

Rectangle has and . Point is chosen on side so that . What is the degree measure of ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Solution
It is given that . Since and are alternate interior angles and , . Use the Base Angle Theorem to show . We know that is a rectangle, so it follows that . We notice that is a triangle, and . If we let be the measure of then
Final answer
E