Question

If AD is an altitude and mBAD is 50, find mABD

This is geometry and triangles

Answer 1

The calculated measure of the angle ABD is 40 degrees

How to determine the measure of the angle ABD

From the question, we have the following parameters that can be used in our computation:

mBAD = 50 degrees

Also, we have

mACD = 35 degrees

Given that AD is an altitude

Then, by the sum of angles in a triangle, we have

mABD + mBAD + 90 = 180

Substitute the known values into the equation

mABD + 50+ 90 = 180

mABD + 140 = 180

So, we have

mABD = 40

Hence, the measure of the angle ABD is 40 degrees