The problem states that $ABCD$ is a quadrilateral. We need to prove that the sum of its interior angles is 360 degrees, i.e., $m\angle DAB + m\angle B + m\angle BCD + m\angle D = 360$.

GeometryQuadrilateralsInterior AnglesGeometric ProofsTriangles
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1. Problem Description

The problem states that ABCDABCD is a quadrilateral. We need to prove that the sum of its interior angles is 360 degrees, i.e., mDAB+mB+mBCD+mD=360m\angle DAB + m\angle B + m\angle BCD + m\angle D = 360.

2. Solution Steps

We are given a quadrilateral ABCDABCD. We can divide the quadrilateral into two triangles by drawing a diagonal, such as ACAC.
The sum of the interior angles of a triangle is 180 degrees.
mDAC+mDCA+mD=180m\angle DAC + m\angle DCA + m\angle D = 180 (Triangle ADCADC)
mBAC+mBCA+mB=180m\angle BAC + m\angle BCA + m\angle B = 180 (Triangle ABCABC)
Adding the two equations gives us:
mDAC+mDCA+mD+mBAC+mBCA+mB=180+180m\angle DAC + m\angle DCA + m\angle D + m\angle BAC + m\angle BCA + m\angle B = 180 + 180
mDAC+mBAC+mDCA+mBCA+mD+mB=360m\angle DAC + m\angle BAC + m\angle DCA + m\angle BCA + m\angle D + m\angle B = 360
Notice that mDAB=mDAC+mBACm\angle DAB = m\angle DAC + m\angle BAC and mBCD=mBCA+mDCAm\angle BCD = m\angle BCA + m\angle DCA.
So, substituting these values into the equation gives us:
mDAB+mBCD+mD+mB=360m\angle DAB + m\angle BCD + m\angle D + m\angle B = 360
Rearranging the terms gives:
mDAB+mB+mBCD+mD=360m\angle DAB + m\angle B + m\angle BCD + m\angle D = 360

3. Final Answer

mDAB+mB+mBCD+mD=360m\angle DAB + m\angle B + m\angle BCD + m\angle D = 360

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