If you add all three interior angle measures together in a triangle it will always equal 180°.. To find a third angle you will subtract the sum of the two given angles from 180°. Look at the 3 examples below. 72° + 50° + 58° = 180° 103° + 47° + 30° = 180° 90° + 36° + 54° = 180° Now let's look at what to do when we are given 2 angles but we are missing the 3rd angle.
Example 1: Step 1: 30° + 35° = 65° Step 2: 180° - 65° = 115° m B = 115° Example 2: Step 1: 90° + 20° = 110° Step 2: 180° - 110° = 70° m F = 70° Example 3: Step 1: 125° + 20° = 145° Step 2: 180° - 145° = 35° x° = 35 The key to finding the missing angle measure of a triangle is to remember that the sum of the interior angles of any triangle is always 180°. If you know 2 angles then you can subtract their sum from 180° to find the measure of the 3rd angle.
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