two straight lengths of wire are placed on the ground forming vertical angles. if the measure of one of the angles formed is 72 degrees what are the measures of the other 3 angles? explain your answer
When two straight lengths of wire intersect, they form four angles: two pairs of vertical angles. Vertical angles are always congruent (meaning they have the same measure).
Given that one of the angles formed is 72 degrees, each of the other three angles will also measure 72 degrees. This is because vertical angles are opposite each other and therefore have equal measures.