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In the figure, PQRT is a parallelogram, QR = RS,

In the figure, PQRT is a parallelogram, QR = RS,-example-1

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Answer:

∠QRT = 62°

∠QRS = 152°

∠RSQ = 14°

Step-by-step explanation:

In parallelograms, opposite sides have the same measure. So, if PQRT is a parallelogram, then ∠QPT is equal to ∠QRT. Then:

∠QRT = ∠QPT

∠QRT = 62°

On the other hand, ∠QRS is equal to the sum of angles QRT and TRS, so:

∠QRS = ∠QRT + ∠TRS

∠QRS = 62° + 90°

∠QRS = 152°

Finally, QRS is an isosceles triangle because it has two equal sides, QR = RS. In isosceles triangles, there are two equal angles, so ∠RSQ = ∠RQS.

Additionally, the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is equal to 180, so we can write the following equation:

∠RSQ + ∠RQS + ∠QRS = 180°

Since ∠RSQ = ∠RQS, we can rewrite the equation as follows:

∠RSQ + ∠RSQ + ∠QRS = 180°

2∠RSQ + ∠QRS = 180°

Finally, replacing ∠QRS by 152 and solving for ∠RSQ, we get:

2∠RSQ + 152 = 180

2∠RSQ + 152 - 152 = 180 - 152

2∠RSQ = 28

2∠RSQ/2 = 28/2

∠RSQ = 14°

Therefore, the answers are:

∠QRT = 62°

∠QRS = 152°

∠RSQ = 14°

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