<img src="https://d5nxst8fruw4z.cloudfront.net/atrk.gif?account=iA1Pi1a8Dy00ym" style="display:none" height="1" width="1" alt="" />

# Third Angle Theorem

## Third angles are the same if the other two sets are congruent.

Estimated7 minsto complete
%
Progress
Practice Third Angle Theorem

MEMORY METER
This indicates how strong in your memory this concept is
Progress
Estimated7 minsto complete
%
Third Angle Theorem

### Third Angle Theorem

If two angles in one triangle are congruent to two angles in another triangle, then the third pair of angles must also congruent. This is called the Third Angle Theorem.

If AD\begin{align*}\angle{A} \cong \angle{D}\end{align*} and BE\begin{align*}\angle{B} \cong \angle{E}\end{align*}, then CF\begin{align*}\angle{C} \cong \angle{F}\end{align*}.

What if you were given FGH\begin{align*}\triangle FGH\end{align*} and XYZ\begin{align*}\triangle XYZ\end{align*} and you were told that FX\begin{align*}\angle{F} \cong \angle{X}\end{align*} and GY\begin{align*}\angle{G} \cong \angle{Y}\end{align*}? What conclusion could you draw about H\begin{align*}\angle{H}\end{align*} and Z\begin{align*}\angle{Z}\end{align*}?

### Examples

#### Example 1

Determine the measure of all the angles in each triangle.

mC=mA=mY=mZ=35\begin{align*} m \angle C = m \angle A=m \angle Y=m \angle Z =35\end{align*}. By the Triangle Sum Theorem mB=mX=110\begin{align*} m\angle B= m \angle X =110\end{align*}.

#### Example 2

Determine the measure of all the angles in each triangle.

mA=28\begin{align*} m \angle A=28\end{align*}, mABE=90\begin{align*}m \angle ABE = 90\end{align*} and by the Triangle Sum Theorem, mE=62\begin{align*}m \angle E = 62\end{align*}. mD=mE=62\begin{align*} m\angle D= m\angle E=62\end{align*} because they are alternate interior angles and the lines are parallel. mC=mA=28\begin{align*} m\angle C= m\angle A=28\end{align*} because they are alternate interior angles and the lines are parallel. mDBC=mABE=90\begin{align*} m \angle DBC = m\angle ABE = 90\end{align*} because they are vertical angles.

#### Example 3

Determine the measure of the missing angles.

From the Third Angle Theorem, we know CF\begin{align*}\angle{C} \cong \angle{F}\end{align*}. From the Triangle Sum Theorem, we know that the sum of the interior angles in each triangle is 180\begin{align*}180^\circ\end{align*}.

mA+mB+mCmD+mB+mC42+83+mCmC=180=180=180=55=mF\begin{align*}m\angle{A}+m\angle{B}+m\angle{C}&=180^\circ\\ m\angle{D}+m\angle{B}+m\angle{C}&=180^\circ\\ 42^\circ + 83^\circ+m\angle{C}&=180^\circ\\ m\angle{C}&=55^\circ=m\angle{F}\end{align*}

#### Example 4

Explain why the Third Angle Theorem works.

The Third Angle Theorem is really like an extension of the Triangle Sum Theorem. Once you know two angles in a triangle, you automatically know the third because of the Triangle Sum Theorem. This means that if you have two triangles with two pairs of angles congruent between them, when you use the Triangle Sum Theorem on each triangle to come up with the third angle you will get the same answer both times. Therefore, the third pair of angles must also be congruent.

#### Example 5

Determine the measure of all the angles in the triangle:

First we can see that mDCA=15\begin{align*} m \angle DCA=15^\circ\end{align*}. This means that mBAC=15\begin{align*}m\angle BAC =15^\circ\end{align*} also because they are alternate interior angles. mABC=153\begin{align*} m\angle ABC=153^\circ\end{align*} was given. This means by the Triangle Sum Theorem that mBCA=12\begin{align*} m \angle BCA=12^\circ\end{align*}. This means that mCAD=12\begin{align*} m\angle CAD=12^\circ\end{align*} also because they are alternate interior angles. Finally, mADC=153\begin{align*} m\angle ADC =153^\circ\end{align*} by the Triangle Sum Theorem.

### Review

Determine the measures of the unknown angles.

1. Y\begin{align*}\angle Y\end{align*}
2. x\begin{align*}\angle x\end{align*}
3. N\begin{align*}\angle N\end{align*}
4. L\begin{align*}\angle L\end{align*}

1. E\begin{align*}\angle E\end{align*}
2. F\begin{align*}\angle F\end{align*}
3. H\begin{align*}\angle H\end{align*}

You may assume that BC||HI\begin{align*}\overleftrightarrow{BC} || \overleftrightarrow{HI}\end{align*}.

1. ACB\begin{align*}\angle ACB\end{align*}
2. HIJ\begin{align*}\angle HIJ\end{align*}
3. HJI\begin{align*}\angle HJI\end{align*}
4. IHJ\begin{align*}\angle IHJ\end{align*}

1. RQS\begin{align*}\angle RQS\end{align*}
2. SRQ\begin{align*}\angle SRQ\end{align*}
3. TSU\begin{align*}\angle TSU\end{align*}
4. TUS\begin{align*}\angle TUS\end{align*}

### Notes/Highlights Having trouble? Report an issue.

Color Highlighted Text Notes

### Vocabulary Language: English Spanish

Triangle Sum Theorem

The Triangle Sum Theorem states that the measure of the three interior angles of any triangle will add up to $180^\circ$.

Third Angle Theorem

If two angles in one triangle are congruent to two angles in another triangle, then the third pair of angles is also congruent.