LA and ZB are supplementary. If the mZB is 49°, what is the m/A? What type of reasoning do you use, inductive or deductive, when solving this problem? Explain.

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LA and ZB are supplementary. If the mZB is 49°, what is the m/A?
What type of reasoning do you use, inductive or deductive, when
solving this problem? Explain.
Transcribed Image Text:LA and ZB are supplementary. If the mZB is 49°, what is the m/A? What type of reasoning do you use, inductive or deductive, when solving this problem? Explain.
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Step 1

Given: A and B are supplementary and mB=49°.

To find: mA.

Solution:

We know that two angles are called supplementary if their sum is equal to 180°.

We have given that A and B are supplementary.

Therefore,

mA+mB=180°mA+49°=180°                  Given mB=49°mA=180°-49°mA=131°

Therefore, mA=131°.

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