Answer:
[tex]m\angle 3=30^\circ,~m\angle 8=150^\circ[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
Angles and Lines
We must recall some properties of angles and lines:
Linear pair of angles: Two angles are linear if they are adjacent angles formed by two intersecting lines. They must add up to 180°.
Corresponding angles: They are angles that occupy the same relative position at each intersection where a straight line crosses two others. If the two lines are parallel, the corresponding angles are congruent, i.e., they have the same measure.
The figure shows two parallel lines a and b, crossed by the line m. These conditions make the following relations be true:
Angles 3 and 4 are linear pair
Angles 8 and 4 are corresponding.
The first relation leads to:
[tex]m\angle 3+m\angle 4 = 180^\circ[/tex]
The second relation leads to:
[tex]m\angle 4 = m\angle 8[/tex]
Since:
[tex]m\angle 3=x[/tex]
[tex]m\angle 8=5x[/tex]
Substituting:
[tex]x + 5x = 180^\circ[/tex]
Simplifying:
[tex]6x = 180^\circ[/tex]
Solving for x:
[tex]x = 180^\circ/6[/tex]
[tex]x = 30^\circ[/tex]
Now,
[tex]m\angle 3=x=30^\circ[/tex]
[tex]m\angle 8=5x=150^\circ[/tex]
[tex]m\angle 3=30^\circ,~m\angle 8=150^\circ[/tex]
