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Answer: ASet 5: Triangles
Explanation
Sofia is creating a triangular art piece. Two corners have angles of 45° and 80°. What angle should the third corner have?
A.✓ Correct
55
B.
65
C.
45
D.
27
Detailed Explanation
Choice A is correct. The sum of angles in a triangle is always 180°. 1. Two known angles: 45° + 80° = 125° Third angle: 180° - 125° = 55° Therefore, the third angle is 55°.
Key Steps:
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The correct answer is 55
Why others are wrong:
B: This would give an incorrect result. Choice B is incorrect and may result from a calculation error.
C: This would give an incorrect result. Choice C is incorrect and may result from a calculation error.
D: This would give an incorrect result. Choice D is incorrect and may result from a calculation error.
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