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Set 5: Triangles

Explanation

Answer: A

Sofia is creating a triangular art piece. Two corners have angles of 45° and 80°. What angle should the third corner have?

A.

55

✓ Correct
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:

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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