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[–] 101 points 1 year ago* (13 children)

That one is quite simple. On the sketch, you get

w+x+y+z=360º

Making the substitution with x+y=w+z, you get

w+w+z+z=360º <=> 2(w+z)=360º <=> w+z=180º

Proving AOB is a line, because the sketch provides, that w+z is an angle of AOB.

I am pretty sure, you were not asking for the proof, but I wanted to do it anyways. Does a genuine proof count as an anti meme?

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    how do you know that x+y=w+z? isn't that already assuming that they are equal? what if they're one degree off?

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  • [–] 0 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    But how do you know it's 360? If it wasnt a line, it could be 359.999 Or lets say 350, then w+z is 175.

    The 360-ness you take is from the point of view where you already expect it to be a line.

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