document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=286363>Question 286363</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The measures of two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are in the ratio 5:4. What is the measure of an obtuse angle of the parallelogram?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 20&#9702; B. 80&#9702; C. 100&#9702; D. 160&#9702; E. None of these. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "5x + 4x = 180 (Adjacent angles of a parallelogram are supplementary )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9x = 180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x = 5*20=100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Obtuse angle measure = 100.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence answer is C </SPAN>\n" );
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