For this task, 8th graders have to reason with angles and angle measurements, including the sum of the angles in a triangle, to deduce information from a picture. Includes a GeoGebra worksheet that the teacher can use for demonstration...

In this task, 8th graders are presented with a drawing of two parallel lines connected through two line segments. They are given the measures of two angles and are asked to find a third. Aligns with 8.G.A.5.

Become a student of physics and approach the task of adding vector quantities, which also include direction. See this head-to-tail animation which helps with the visualization of this concept.