Find Alpha Angle: Triangle with 69° and 23° Angles

Question

Find the measure of the angle α \alpha

696969AAABBBCCC23

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Find the value of A
00:03 The sum of angles in a triangle equals 180
00:06 Let's substitute appropriate values according to the given data and solve for A
00:10 Collect like terms
00:14 Isolate A
00:19 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

Let's remember that the sum of angles in a triangle is equal to 180 degrees.

Therefore, we will use the following formula:

A+B+C=180 A+B+C=180

Now let's input the known data:

α+69+23=180 \alpha+69+23=180

α+92=180 \alpha+92=180

We'll move the term to the other side and keep the appropriate sign:

α=18092 \alpha=180-92

α=88 \alpha=88

Answer

88