Exterior angle of a triangle, step by step

An exterior angle of a triangle equals the sum of the two remote interior angles — the two it does not touch.

The question
35°55°x degrees

The exterior angle

x=35°+55°
35°+55°=90°
x=90°
  1. An exterior angle of a triangle equals the sum of the two remote interior angles — the two it does not sit against. Here those are 35° and 55°.
  2. Add them: 35 + 55 = 90.
  3. So x = 90°.

How it works.

  1. 01

    An exterior angle of a triangle equals the sum of the two remote interior angles — the two it does not sit against. Here those are 35° and 55°.

  2. 02

    Add them: 35 + 55 = 90.

  3. 03

    So x = 90°.