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Find the value of a in the parallelogram shown to the right note that the figure is not drawn to scale

Find the value of a in the parallelogram shown to the right note that the figure is-example-1

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Explanation:

2a+26°+58°=180°

2a=180-26-58

2a=96

a=48

2*48+26=122

User Whunmr
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○=> Correct answer :


\color{plum}\tt\bold{a =16}

○=> Steps to derive the correct answer :

Given :

▪︎Measure of an angle in a parallelogram = 58°

▪︎Measure of the angle opposite this angle = (2x+26)°

We know that :

▪︎Opposite angles in a parallelogram are equal.

Which means :


=\tt 2a+ 26 = 58


=\tt 2a = 58 - 26


=\tt 2a= 32


=\tt a = (32)/(2)


\hookrightarrow\color{plum}\tt a = 16

Thus, the value of a = 16

Let us now place 16 in the place of a and check whether or not we have found out the correct value of a:


=\tt 2 * 16 + 26 = 58


= \tt32 + 26 = 58


=\tt 58 = 58

Since the values in both the side match, we can conclude that we have found out the correct value of a.

▪︎Therefore, the value of a = 16

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