SOLUTION: in the diagram of isosceles trapezoid abcd, ab = cd. the measure of angle b is 40 degrees more than the measure of angle a. find angles a and b

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Question 389365: in the diagram of isosceles trapezoid abcd, ab = cd. the measure of angle b is 40 degrees more than the measure of angle a. find angles a and b
Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hint: A trapezoid has supplementary adjacent angles. So this means that a%2Bb=180. Also, we konw that "the measure of angle b is 40 degrees more than the measure of angle a", which means that b=a%2B40