To calculate: Whether
Answer to Problem 9RP
No, both of the angles cannot be right angles.
Explanation of Solution
Given information: The following measures of angles can be calculated from the given drawing
Formula used: Simple addition of angles has been done
Calculation: We try to do the following eliminations
Now, using the last two statements, we try to eliminate
Thus,
Now, we substitute the values of
Thus,
Now, simplifying it further we get
Thus, we can clearly see that
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