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The lines m, l, and n intersect at point Q. What are the measures of the six angles formed by these lines?
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All the same color angles are equal. Thus we need to find the measures of say z, w, and v, while knowing that \(z+w+v=180\).

(1) The measure of z is one half the square of the measure of x --> \(z=\frac{x^2}{2}\) --> \(z=\frac{w^2}{2}\). Not sufficient.

(2) v + w = 130 --> \(z=50\) (from \(z+w+v=180\)). Not sufficient.

(1)+(2) \(z=50\) --> \(w=10\) (from \(z=\frac{w^2}{2}\)) and \(v=120\). Sufficient.

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The lines m, l, and n intersect at point Q. What are the measures of the six angles formed by these lines?

(1) The measure of z is one half the square of the measure of x.

Keep in mind that we have lots of vertical angles here...

z = 1/2 x^2 which doesn't tell us a whole lot because we don't know what z or x are. Insufficient.

(2) v + w = 130
if v + w = 130 then x + y = 130 as well because they are opposite angles. z + t are vertical angles and they equal the remainder of angles. z + t = 360 - (x + y) - (v + w) --> z + t = 360 - 130 - 130. z + t = 100 z = t because they are vertical angles. so z, t = 50 But we don't know the rest of the measures. Insufficient.

1 +2) If z = 1/2 x^2 then 50 = 1/2 x^2 --> 100 = x^2 --> x = 10. The opposite angle to x, w = 10 as well.

x + y = 130 --> 10 + y = 130 y = 120. y and it's opposite angle v = 120. Sufficient.

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(1) z = 1/2x². No more info about x or z, IS.
(2) v+w= 130, hence t=180-130 = 50. But v could be 30 and w 100 or 90 and 40. IS.

Together: z = t = 50 = 1/2x² => x = w = 10 ==> y = v = 180 - 50 - 10 = 120. SUFF.

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