Theorem:– the measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of its remote interior angles
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the measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of its remote interior angles
What is Exterior Angle of a Triangle?
The exterior angle of a triangle is the angle formed between one side of a triangle and the extension of its adjacent side.
Triangle Exterior Angle Theorem?
The exterior angle theorem states that the measure of each exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the opposite and non-adjacent interior angles.
For example, in triangle ABC above;
⇒ d = b + a
⇒ e = a + c
⇒ f = b + c
Properties of exterior angles
An exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two opposite interior angles.
The sum of exterior angle and interior angle is equal to 180 degrees.
⇒ c + d = 180°
. ⇒ a + f = 180°
. ⇒ b + e = 180°
All exterior angles of a triangle add up to 360°.
⇒ d + e + f = b + a + a + c + b + c
⇒ d +e + f = 2a + 2b + 2c
= 2(a + b + c)
But, according to triangle angle sum theorem,
a + b + c = 180 degrees
Therefore, ⇒ d +e + f = 2(180°)
= 360°
⇒ How to Find the Exterior Angles of a Triangle?
⇒ Rules to find the exterior angles of a triangle are pretty similar to the rules to find the interior angles of a triangle. It is because wherever there is an exterior angle, there exists an interior angle with it, and both of them add up to 180 degrees.
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Answer:
Step 1:
Consider the triangle ABC.
We know that the sum of all the angles of a triangle adds up to 180°.
So, in ΔABC,
∠ABC + ∠BAC + ∠ACB = 180°
i.e., ∠B + ∠A + ∠C = 180° ...(i)
Step 2:
The side BC is extended further to point D. This creates ∠ACD exterior to ∠ACB.
The straight line BD has an angle of 180°. If we draw a traversal to this line, the two angles formed will sum up to 180°. Side AC is the traversal in this case.
Therefore,
∠ACB + ∠ACD = 180°
i.e., ∠C + ∠ACD = 180°
∠ACD = 180° - ∠C ...(ii)
Step 3:
Substituting value of ∠C from equation (i)
∠ACD = 180° - (180° - ∠A - ∠B)
∠ACD = 180° - 180° + ∠A + ∠B
∠ACD = ∠A + ∠B
Therefore, the measure of the exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of its remote interior angles.
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