Find Alpha in an 80° Triangle: Geometric Angle Measurement

Find the measure of the angle α \alpha

808080AAABBBCCC55

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00:00 Determine the value of A
00:03 The sum of angles in a triangle equals 180
00:06 Substitute in the relevant values according to the given data and proceed to solve for A
00:11 Group the terms
00:14 Isolate A
00:19 This is the solution

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Find the measure of the angle α \alpha

808080AAABBBCCC55

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Remember that the sum of angles in a triangle is equal to 180 degrees.

Therefore, we will use the following formula:

A+B+C=180 A+B+C=180

Now let's input the known data:

80+55+α=180 80+55+\alpha=180

135+α=180 135+\alpha=180

We'll move the term to the other side and keep the appropriate sign:

α=180135 \alpha=180-135

α=45 \alpha=45

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Final Answer

45

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