The measure of two adjacent of a parallelogram are in the ratio 3:2 . Find the measure of each of the angle of the parallelogram
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The measure of two adjacent of a parallelogram are in the ratio 3:2 .
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Find the measure of each of the angle of the parallelogram .
Solution :
Here ,
The measure of two adjacent of a parallelogram are in the ratio 3:2 .
Let these adjacent angles be 2k and 3k respectively .
Now , we know that In a parallelogram , the adjacent angles are supplementary , i.e, they add upto 180°
=> 2k + 3k = 180°
=> 5k = 180°
=> k = 36°
Angle 1 = 2k = 72°
Angle 2 = 3k = 108°
Now, we know that in a parallelogram , opposite angles are equal .
So, Angle 1 = Angle 3 = 72°
Angle 2 = Angle 4 = 108°
Thus , the required angles are 72° , 108°, 108° and 72° respectively .
This is the required answer .
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Let us take the two adjacent angles be 3x & 2x
Note :- Sum of the adjacent angles in a parallelogram is 180°
So, we will simply add up and equal to 180 and will get the value of x
→ 3x + 2x = 180
→ 5x = 180
→ x = 180/5
→ x = 36
Thus, we got the value of x which is 36
Now, we will simply subsitute the values
1st angle :- 3x = 3 × 36 = 108
2nd angle :- 2x = 2 × 36 = 72