document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=969424>Question 969424</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One of the angles of a parallelogram is26°.What is the difference between the adjacent angles of the parallelogram? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #592325 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=592325\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The adjacent interior angles of a parallelogram are supplementary, so they add up to 180 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If one is 26 deg, the other is 180-26=154 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "BUT, they want to know the difference between the two, which is not commonly asked.  The difference between the two is 154-26=128 degrees.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here, the important part is to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.  Recognize that the interior angles are supplementary (add to 180 degrees).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.  Realize the question asks for the difference between the adjacent angles, not what they are. </SPAN>\n" );
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