SOLUTION: the measure of two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are in the ratio of 3:2 find the measure of each of the angles of the parallelogram

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Question 452501: the measure of two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are in the ratio of 3:2 find the measure of each of the angles of the parallelogram
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As you know the sum of two adjacent angles of a parallelogram is 180 degree.
Since their ratio is 3:2 their measures are: 3x and 2x degree. Write the equation:
3x%2B2x=180=>5x=180=>x=36, then the measures of two angles are:
3%2A36=108 and 2%2A36=72 degree.