SOLUTION: In parralelogram PQRS, the measure of angle P is (3x-4)degrees degrees. The measure of angle Q is (5x+8) degrees. Find the measures of the angles.
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Question 928312: In parralelogram PQRS, the measure of angle P is (3x-4)degrees degrees. The measure of angle Q is (5x+8) degrees. Find the measures of the angles.
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Since P and Q are adjacent vertices, the angles are supplementary, so they add up to :
Then,
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Angle P measures , and so does the opposite angle, R.
Angles Q and S measure
As a verification, we could calculate
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