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In the parallelogram ABCD, find the measure of ∠B

In the parallelogram ABCD, find the measure of ∠B-example-1

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How To Solve:

For this problem, we can use the parallelogram proof - Adjacent Angles of a Parallelogram are Supplementary.

This means that two consecutive angles in a parallelogram, such as ∠A and ∠B in your figure, add up to 180°.

Proof:

Suppose AB is considered a transversal and AB || CD*. According to the property of transversal, we know that the interior angles on the same side of a transversal are supplementary. Therefore, ∠A + ∠B = 180°.

We substitute our given information and get 50° + ∠B = 180°. Subtracting 50° from each side, we have ∠B = 130°.

So, the second answer, ∠B = 130°, is correct.

I hope this helps!

* - Opposite sides of a parallelogram are always parallel

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