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Geometry and TrigonometryEasyTriangle angle sum

Geometry and Trigonometry practice question

Two angles of a triangle measure 40° and 75°. What is the measure of the third angle?

  1. A. 55°
  2. B. 65°Correct
  3. C. 75°
  4. D. 115°

Answer: B. 65°

The angles of a triangle sum to 180°. So the third angle = 180 − 40 − 75 = 65°. Choice D (115) is 40 + 75 — the sum of the other two, not the remaining angle.

Why the other answers are wrong

A. 55°
55° isn't produced by any standard slip here — it's just a plausible-looking decoy. Set up 180 − 40 − 75 and subtract carefully to get 65°.
C. 75°
75° just repeats one of the angles you were given; the third angle is what's left over: 180 − 40 − 75 = 65°.
D. 115°
115° is 40 + 75, the sum of the two known angles. You still need to subtract that from 180° to find the remaining angle.

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