In Fig. 8.45, OP, OQ, OR and OS are four rays, prove that:

POQ + QOR + SOR + POS = 360°


Given that,

OP, OQ, OR and OS are four rays


You need to produce any of the rays OP, OQ, OR and OS backwards to a point T so that TOQ is a line.


Ray OP stands on line TOQ


TOP + POQ = 180o (Linear pair) (i)


Similarly,


TOS + SOQ =180o(ii)


TOS + SOR + OQR = 180o (iii)


Adding (i) and (iii), we get


TOP + POQ + TOS + SOR + QOR = 360o


TOP + TOS = POS


Therefore, POQ + QOR + SOR +POS = 360o.


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