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What are the measures of the interior angles on the same side of a transversal,
if they are equal to (2x + 3) and (2x - 3) respectively?
interior angles on the same side of the​

Answer 1

Answer:

If two interior angles on the same side of a transversal intersecting two parallel lines are in the ratio 2:3 which is the smallest of the two angles?

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Let the angles be 2x and 3x

Now sum of interior angles on same side of transversal intersecting two parallel lines is 180

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⇒2x+3x=180

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⇒5x=180

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⇒x=36

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So the angles are

2x=2×36

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=72

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3x=3×36

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=108

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So the smaller angle is 72

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