SOLUTION: If an 80-degree angle is bisected and then each new angle is bisected, what is the measure of the smallest angle formed?

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Question 208935: If an 80-degree angle is bisected and then each new angle is bisected, what is the measure of the smallest angle formed?
Answer by nyc_function(2741) About Me  (Show Source):
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An angle bisector cuts an angle into two equal parts.
The first bisect makes 2 angles each 40 degrees.
If we then cut 40 degrees in half, we get 2 smaller angles each 20 degrees.