Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0133281159
ISBN 13: 978-0-13328-115-6

Chapter 6 - Polygons and Quadrilaterals - Chapter Test - Page 425: 7

Answer

$y = 57^{\circ}$ $x = 57^{\circ}$ $z = 66^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

We can see that this quadrilateral is a rhombus because all sides are congruent. We can also see the diagonal is bisecting one of the angles. If one angle formed by the bisection is $57^{\circ}$, then the other angle resulting from the bisection, $\angle y$, is also $57^{\circ}$. The two triangles formed by the diagonal of the rhombus are isosceles because two sides are marked congruent. The angles opposite to these sides are also congruent; therefore, $\angle y ≅ \angle x$, so $m \angle x = 57^{\circ}$. Now, we can use the triangle sum theorem to determine the third angle, $\angle z$: The triangle sum theorem states that the sum of the measures of the interior angles of a triangle equals $180^{\circ}$: $m \angle z = 180 - (m \angle x + m \angle y)$ Let's plug in the measures for $\angle x$ and $\angle y$: $m \angle z = 180 - (57 + 57)$ Evaluate what is in parentheses first: $m \angle z = 180 - (114)$ Subtract to solve: $m \angle z = 66^{\circ}$
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