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A city planner is designing a triangular park bordered by two straight walking paths that meet at a fountain. If the angle between the two paths at the fountain is , what is the measure of the exterior angle formed by extending one of the paths straight past the fountain?
Explanation
The two walking paths form a interior angle at the fountain. An exterior angle formed by extending one of the paths creates a linear pair with the interior angle, so the two angles add to . Therefore, the exterior angle is . So the correct answer is .
Concept summary
When one side of an angle is extended into a straight line, the interior angle and the adjacent exterior angle form a linear pair and sum to .