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A staircase handrail is made from congruent parallelograms. In parallelogram PQRS, PQ=17.5, ST=18, and angle QRS=110°. Find each measure.

A staircase handrail is made from congruent parallelograms. In parallelogram PQRS-example-1
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Answer:

m∠QRS = m∠QPS = 110°

m∠PQR= m∠RSP = 70°

PQ = SR = 17.5

PS = QR = 26.04 (nearest hundredth)

ST = TQ = 18

QS = 36

PT = TR = 12.97 (nearest hundredth)

PR = 25.93 (nearest hundredth)

Explanation:

In a congruent parallelogram, opposite sides are congruent

⇒ PQ = SR = 17.5

⇒ PS = QR

In a congruent parallelogram opposite angles are congruent

⇒ m∠QRS = m∠QPS = 110°

Given:

  • Sum of interior angles of a quadrilateral = 360°
  • m∠PQR = m∠RSP

⇒ 2(m∠PQR) + 2(110) = 360

⇒ m∠PQR= m∠RSP = 70°

ST = TQ = 18

⇒ QS = 18 + 18 = 36

Using cosine rule to find PS:

QS² = PQ² + PS² - 2(PQ)(PS)cos(∠QPS)

⇒ 36² = 17.5² + PS² - 2(17.5)(PS)cos(110)

⇒ 1296 = 306.25 + PS² - 35(PS)cos(110)

⇒ PS² - 35cos(110)(PS) - 989.75 = 0

⇒ PS = 26.03923874 only (as measure > 0)

Using cosine rule to find PR:

PR² = SR² + PS² - 2(SR)(PS)cos(70)

⇒ PR² = 17.5² + 26.04² - 2(17.5)(26.04)cos(70)

⇒ PR² = 672.5839084

⇒ PR = 25.93422273

PT = TR = PR ÷ 2 = 25.93422273 ÷ 2 = 12.96711136

A staircase handrail is made from congruent parallelograms. In parallelogram PQRS-example-1
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