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The Angle Sum of a Triangle

The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

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Page 1: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

The  Angle  Sum  of  a  Triangle  

Page 2: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

Prove  that  x  +  y  +  z  =  180°  

A

B

C

x

y

z

Page 3: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

Construct  PQ  through  A    so  that  PQ||BC  

A

B

C

Q

P

x

y

z

Page 4: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

∠PAB  =  y°      (alternate  angles,  PQ||BC)  

A

B

C

Q

P

x

y

z

y

Page 5: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

∠QAC  =  z°      (alternate  angles,  PQ||BC)  

A

B

C

Q

P

x

y

z

z y

Page 6: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

Now  PAQ  is  a  straight  line  

A

B

C

Q

P

x

y

z

z y

Page 7: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

x  +  y  +  z  =  180°    (PAQ  is  a  straight  line)  

A

B

C

Q

P

x

y

z

z y

Page 8: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

x  +  y  +  z  =  180°  

A

B

C

x

y

z

Page 9: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

The  angle  sum  of  a  triangle  is  180°  

A

B

C

x

y

z

Page 10: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

A different proof for the same result

Page 11: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

Prove  that  x  +  y  +  z  =  180°  

A

B

C

x

y

z

Page 12: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

Produce  BC  to  P  A

B

C P

x

y

z

Page 13: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

At  C  construct  CQ||BA  A

B

C

Q

P

x

y

z

Page 14: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

∠ACQ  =  x°      (alternate  angles,  PQ||BC)  

A

B

C

Q

P

x

y

z x

Page 15: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

∠PCQ  =  y°            (corresponding  angles,  PQ||BC)  

A

B

C

Q

P

x

y

z y x

Page 16: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

Now  BCP  is  a  straight  line  A

B

C

Q

P

x

y

z y x

Page 17: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

A

B

C

Q

P

x

y

z y x

x  +  y  +  z  =  180°    (BCP  is  a  straight  line)  

Page 18: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

x  +  y  +  z  =  180°  A

B

C

x

y

z

Page 19: The Angle Sum of a Triangle...angle sum of a triangle is 180 A B C x y z Title tdt_G_twoproofsanglesumoftriangle.pps Author AAMT Created Date 20130906071751Z

The  angle  sum  of  a  triangle  is  180°  

A

B

C

x

y

z