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prealgebra intermediate

Problem

In the diagram, is parallel to , and lie on , and and are the points of intersection of with and , respectively. If and , what is the measure of ?
problem
Solution
Since is a straight line, then .

Since and are parallel, then .

Since is a straight line, then .

Since the measures of the angles in a triangle add to , then
Final answer
52^\circ