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The interior angles of a triangle sum to 180 degrees. The exterior angle theorem states that the measure of an exterior angle is equal to the sum of the remote interior angles. For a triangle with an exterior angle of 103 degrees and one remote interior angle of 59 degrees, the other remote interior angle would be 103 - 59 = 44 degrees.

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The interior angles of a triangle sum to 180 degrees. The exterior angle theorem states that the measure of an exterior angle is equal to the sum of the remote interior angles. For a triangle with an exterior angle of 103 degrees and one remote interior angle of 59 degrees, the other remote interior angle would be 103 - 59 = 44 degrees.

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Determine the sum of interior and exterior

angles in a polygon.
The interior angles of a triangle are the three angles formed inside of a triangle at each of the
three vertices.

The Interior Sum Theorem for triangles states that the sum of the measures of the three interior
angles of a triangle always equals 180�.

Look at the figure again to consider the implications of this statement. In a triangle, the two
interior angles that are nonadjacent to the exterior angle are called remote interior angles.

In the figure, �1 and �2 are the remote interior angles in


2
relation to �4 . In addition, as proven above in the notes,
m�1 + m�2 = m�4 .

If all of this is put together, then the resulting theorem can be 1 3 4

formed:

Exterior Angle Theorem: The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of
the measures of the remote interior angles.

Based on this theorem, there is another obvious statement:

Exterior Angle Inequality Theorem: The measure of the exterior angle of a triangle is greater
than either of the remote interior angles.

Practice
Consider for Questions 5-6: An exterior angle of a triangle has a measure of 103�.

5. What is the measure of the interior angle with the same vertex?

6. If one remote interior angle measures 59�, what is the measure of the other remote
interior angle?
An exterior angle has been drawn in the figure to the left. Use the
M
figure for Questions 7-9.
J
2x 7. What is the value of x?
x

8. What are the names of the two remote interior angles of


the exterior angle drawn?
K
L 9. Complete the statement: m�K + m�L = m�_________

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10. Do the two exterior angles which can be formed from the same vertex of a triangle have
the same measure? Think carefully about the Exterior Angle Theorem.

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11. A triangle has interior angles which measure 89�, 54�, and 47�. What is wrong with
this statement?

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I 12. Consider the figure to the left. Which of the angles listed
G below has the greatest measure?
70 A) �F D) �IGH
B) �FGH E)There is not enough information.
F
C) �H
H

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A triangle has an exterior angle. Its two remote interior angles measure 64�and 41�.

13. What is the measure of the exterior angle?

14. What is the measure of the other interior angle?

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