document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=524738>Question 524738</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> given: angles ABC is a right angle<BR>\n" );
document.write( "prove: angle 1 and angle 2 are complementary </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "prove: angle 1 and angle 2 are complementary<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw the triagle so the side opposite the 90 degree angle is the base.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Draw a line parallel to the base passing thru the vertex of the right angle.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Notice that each leg of the triangle forms a transversal between<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the two parallel lines.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use alternate interior angles to prove what you need to prove.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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