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The rhombus below NL=3, KL=5, and angle JML=60°Find angle KLM

The rhombus below NL=3, KL=5, and angle JML=60°Find angle KLM-example-1
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A rhombus has certain characteristics that will be of use in this problem:

• All interior angles add up to 360.

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• Opposite angles are congruent.

Based on the latter, we can build the following conclusions:


m\angle JLM=m\angle JKL
m\angle KLM=m\angle KJM
m\angle JLM+m\angle JKL+m\angle KLM+m\angle KJM=360

As m∠JLM is given, and as opposite angles measure the same, we can do the following:


2\cdot(m\angle JLM)+2\cdot(m\angle KLM)=360
2\cdot(60)+2\cdot(m\angle KLM)=360
120+2\cdot(m\angle KLM)=360

Solving for m∠KLM:


2\cdot(m\angle KLM)=360-120
2\cdot(m\angle KLM)=240
m\angle KLM=(240)/(2)
m\angle KLM=120

Answer: a. 120

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