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In the diagram, pentagon TPSRQTPSRQ is constructed from equilateral PTQ\triangle PTQ and square PQRSPQRS.Figure 0The measure of STR\angle STR is equal to

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Join SS to TT and RR to TT. [[IMAGE0]] Since PQRSPQRS is a square, SPQ=90\angle SPQ = 90^\circ. Since PTQ\triangle PTQ is equilateral, TPQ=60\angle TPQ = 60^\circ. Therefore, SPT=SPQ+TPQ=90+60\angle SPT = \angle SPQ + \angle TPQ = 90^\circ + 60^\circ. Since PQRSPQRS is a square, SP=PQSP= PQ. Since PTQ\triangle PTQ is equilateral, TP=PQTP = PQ. Since SP=PQSP = PQ and TP=PQTP = PQ, then SP=TPSP = TP which means that SPT\triangle SPT is isosceles. Thus, PTS=12(180SPT)=12(180150)=15\angle PTS = \frac{1}{2}(180^\circ - \angle SPT) = \frac{1}{2}(180^\circ - 150^\circ) = 15^\circ. Using a similar argument, we can show that QTR=15\angle QTR = 15^\circ. This means that STR=PTQPTSQTR=601515=30\angle STR = \angle PTQ - \angle PTS - \angle QTR = 60^\circ - 15^\circ - 15^\circ = 30^\circ.

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