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Exercise 2E
UNDERSTANDING AND FLUENCY 1–3 2, 3(½) 3(½)

1 In these diagrams, first find the value of a then find the value of b.
a b c
a° b° a° 74°
65°
b° 125° a°
b°

2 Name the angle in these diagrams (e.g. ∠ABC) that you would need to find first before finding the
value of a. Then find the value of a.
a E b C c A

B 60° 70°
A a°
a° 60° D
A B E
F a°
D G
C 70°
B
D
F
C

Example 8 3 Find the value of a in these diagrams.

a 300° b A c A
E B
a° a°
B F
B 150°
E F
a°
C E
A 65°
D C
D
C
D
d D e F f C
a° G a°
A
E B
D
130°
C F 62°
E a° 38°
H B
B G
57° D I A
C
A
H

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g A h A i A B
a°
D
30°
45° 45°
C D E
85° D
B a° a°
75° B
C
C

j E D C k E l
A A B
25°
a° 80°
a°
40° D C
A B

a° E D
35°
C
B

PROBLEM-SOLVING AND REASONING 4, 6 4–7 4, 5, 7, 8

4 Find the size of ∠ABC in these diagrams.

a A b c A C
A
60° B 110°
70° B 130°
C
75° B
130°
C

d A e f
B
25° 60° B
B 35°
30° C 40° C
50°
A
C
A

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5 Find the value of x in each of these diagrams.

a b c
140°
x° 100°
130° x°
110° x°

60°

280°

6 What is the minimum number of angles you need to know to find all the angles marked in these diagrams?

a d° b d° c
c° e° c° d°
e° f°
b° f °
a°
g° b° b°
a°
h° a°
e° c°

7 In these diagrams, the letter x represents a number and 2x means 2 × x. Find the value of x.
a b

120°
60°
(2x)°

(2x)°

c d

(x + 20)°
(3x)° 60° 50°

e f

70° (x − 10)° 60°

(4x)° 80°

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8 Find the value of a in these diagrams.

a b c
(2a)°
(3a)° a° (5a)° 150°
a°

ENRICHMENT — — 9

Adding parallel lines

9 Find the value of a in these diagrams. You may wish to add one or more parallel lines to each diagram.
b
a 50°
a°
120°
a° 50°
60°

c d
50°
80° a°
30°
a°

260°

e f a°
300°
a°
20° 70°
140°
280°

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