Using the picture, what DEGREE MEASURE does a + b equal?

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1 Answer
Mar 6, 2018

/_a +/_b = 180 degrees

Explanation:

Because the figure is a closed, 4-sided figure (a quadrilateral), the interior angles must add-up to 360 degrees.

a+b+a+b = 360

2a + 2b = 360

a + b = 180 degrees