The Encyclopedia of Geometry (0053)


Problem

The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is equal to two right angles, and the exterior angle is equal to the sum of its inner opposite angles.


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Solution

Draw a straight line $CE$ passing through the point $C$ of $△ABC$ and parallel to $AB$.

Since $AB∥CE, \ ∠A$ and $∠ACE$ are alternate angles, and $∠B$ and $∠ECD$ are the corresponding angles, from the problem $0016$,

$$∠A=∠ACE \quad and \quad ∠B=∠ECD,$$

$$∴ \ ∠A+∠B=∠ACE+∠ECD,$$

$$∴ \ ∠A+∠B=∠ACD. \qquad [*]$$

If we add $∠ACB$ to both sides of $[*]$, we have

$$∠A+∠B+∠ACB=∠ACD+∠ACB=2∠R,$$

Since $∠ACB$ is $∠C$ of $△ABC$,

$$∠A+∠B+∠C=2∠R.$$

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Reference

Teiichiro Sasabe (1976) The Encyclopedia of Geometry (2nd edition), Seikyo-Shinsha, p.14