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  • 04-07-2018
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The measures of a pair of consecutive angles of a parallelogram have the ratio 5:7. Find the measure of each angle of the parallelogram.

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mkryukova19 mkryukova19
  • 04-07-2018
5 : 7 = 5x : 7x

Sum of a pair of consecutive angles of a parallelogram = 180⁰.

5x+7x=180
12x = 180
x= 15

5x=15*5 = 75⁰
7x=15*7 = 105⁰

Two angles are 75⁰ each,
and 2 angles 105⁰ each.

Check:
Sum of angles in the 
parallelogram is 360⁰.
75*2 + 105*2 = 360
360 = 360 True

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