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Given: In triangle ABC, angle B = 120

Prove: Angle A not equal to 60 degrees

Plan: Use an indirect proof...


Please explain!

Originally Posted by whytechocolate01

Given: In triangle ABC, angle B = 120

Prove: Angle A not equal to 60 degrees

Plan: Use an indirect proof...


Please explain!

in a triangle, all the angles add up to 180 degrees. so if angle B = 120, then angle A + angle C = 180 - 120 = 60.

so if angle A is 60, it would mean angle C is 0, and so we would not have a triangle. thus angle A must be less than 60 which means angle A is not equal to 60 degrees


you can fix this up this proof if you want