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In the diagram, PQRSPQRS represents a rectangular piece of paper. The paper is folded along a line VWVW so that VWQ=125\angle VWQ = 125^\circ. When the folded paper is flattened, points RR and QQ have moved to points RR' and QQ', respectively, and RVR'V crosses PWPW at YY.Figure 0The measure of PYV\angle PYV is

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Since points YY, WW and QQ form a straight line segment, then YWV=180VWQ\angle YWV = 180^\circ - \angle VWQ and so YWV=180125=55\angle YWV = 180^\circ - 125^\circ = 55^\circ. Since QQ' is the final position of QQ after folding, then QWV\angle Q'WV is the final position of QWV\angle QWV after folding, and so QWV=QWV\angle Q'WV = \angle QWV. Thus, QWV=QWV=125\angle Q'WV = \angle QWV = 125^\circ and so QWY=QWVYWV=12555=70\angle Q'WY = \angle Q'WV - \angle YWV = 125^\circ - 55^\circ = 70^\circ. [[IMAGE0]] Since QWQ'W and RYR'Y are parallel sides of the piece of paper, then RYW+QWY=180\angle R'YW + \angle Q'WY = 180^\circ, and so RYW=180QWY=18070=110\angle R'YW = 180^\circ - \angle Q'WY = 180^\circ - 70^\circ = 110^\circ. Finally, PYV\angle PYV is opposite RYW\angle R'YW so PYV=RYW=110\angle PYV = \angle R'YW = 110^\circ.

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