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Find the measure of angle BCD. Write
answer as a decimal and round to the
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Find the measure of angle BCD. Write answer as a decimal and round to the nearest-example-1

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Explanation:

remember, the sum of all angles in a triangle is always 180°.

and the sum of all angles around a single point on one side of a line is also 180° (because that line can be seen as diameter of a circle with that given point being the center of the circle - and a half-circle is always 180°).

so,

the inner angle at B is

180 = 130 + B

B = 50°

and then for the whole triangle

50 + 4x + 2x + 3 = 180

6x + 53 = 180

6x = 127

x = 127/6 = 21.16666666...

the angle BCD (= the internal angle at C) =

2x + 3 = 2×21.16666666... + 3 = 45.33333333... ≈

≈ 45.3°

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