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If an angle of a parallelogram is four fifths of its adjacent angle, find the angles of the parallelogram. |
Answer» Consider ABCD as a parallelogram If ∠ A = xo We know that ∠ B is adjacent to A which can be written as 4/5 xo Opposite angles are equal in a parallelogram So we get ∠ A = ∠ C = xo and ∠ B = ∠ D = 4/5 xo We know that the sum of all the angles of a parallelogram is 360o It can be written as ∠ A + ∠ B + ∠ C + ∠ D = 360o By substituting the values in the above equation x + (4/5) x + x + (4/5) x = 360o By addition we get 2x + (8/5) x = 360o By taking the LCM as 5 (18/5) x = 360o By cross multiplication x = (360 × 5)/18 On further calculation x = 100o By substituting the value of x So we get ∠ A = ∠ C = x = 100o ∠ B = ∠ D = 4/5 xo = (4/5) (100o) = 80o Therefore, ∠ A = ∠ C = x = 100o and ∠ B = ∠ D = 80o. |
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