document.write( "Question 830236: In parallelogram ABCD the measure of angle A is three times that of angle B. What are the measures of C and D? \n" ); document.write( "
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In parallelogram ABCD the measure of angle A is three times that of angle B. What are the measures of C and D?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"the measure of angle A is three times that of angle B\" ----> \"A+=+3B\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For ALL parallelograms, the adjacent angles are supplementary. So that means the two angles add to 180 degrees\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A+B = 180\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3B+B = 180 ... plug in A = 3B\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4B = 180\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B = 180/4\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B = 45\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A = 3B\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A = 3*45\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A = 135\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "For ALL parallelograms, the opposite angles are congruent (ie equal), which means\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A = C\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "135 = C\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "C = 135\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "B = D\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "45 = D\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "D = 45\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A = 135 degrees
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