• TheOakTree@lemm.ee
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    11 hours ago

    I ask you to consider the following picture:

    I tell you that the triangles are not to scale. We can definitively say that h = 80° and k = 90°. Note that h + k != 180°. Despite the strange and inconsistent scaling, this meets all requirements of triangles.

    Now let me take away the defined 50° angle:

    Once again, the triangles are not to scale. They are visually the same triangles. You might assume that h + k = 180°, yielding 40° for the missing angle above k. However, if I reveal to you that the missing angle is indeed 50° or 60° or ANY ANGLE (excl. 40°) such that the sum of angles can still be 180°, you and your assumption are suddenly wrong.

    Perhaps consider nurturing your brain further before making such condescending remarks.