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Monday, 15 December 2014

Square, Rectangle, and Parallelogram Problems, 13

Category: Plane Geometry, Trigonometry

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From the given figure, find ∠A + ∠B + ∠C. 

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Solution:

Consider the given figure above

Photo by Math Principles in Everyday Life

Since the given figure is a rectangle that consists of three squares, then we can solve for the values of ∠A, ∠B, and ∠C by using basic trigonometric functions. The given diagonals are the hypotenuses of a square and two rectangles, respectively. 

The value of ∠C is
 
 
 
 

The value of ∠B is
 
 

 
 

The value of ∠A is
 
 
 
 
 

Therefore,