QUESTION
Measure of one angle of a rhombus is 50° .find the measures of remaining three angles.
SOLUTION
Suppose ABCD is a rhombus.
m∠A = 50°
m∠C = m∠A
….[Opposite angles of a rhombus are congruent]
∴ m∠C = 50°
Also, m∠D = m∠B …(i)
….[Opposite angles of a rhombus are congruent]
In ₹ABCD,
m∠A + m∠B + m∠C + m∠D = 360°
….[Sum of the measures of the angles of a quadrilateral is 360°]
∴ 50° + m∠B + 50° + m∠D = 360°
∴ m∠B + m∠D + 100° = 360°
∴ m∠B + m∠D = 360° – 100°
∴ m∠B + m∠B = 260° …[From (i)]
∴ 2m∠B = 260°
∴ m∠B = 2602
∴ m∠B = 130°
∴ m∠D = m∠B = 130° …[From (i)]
∴ The measures of the remaining angles of the rhombus are 130°, 50° and 130°.
Suppose ABCD is a rhombus.
m∠A = 50°
m∠C = m∠A
….[Opposite angles of a rhombus are congruent]
∴ m∠C = 50°
Also, m∠D = m∠B …(i)
….[Opposite angles of a rhombus are congruent]
In ₹ABCD,
m∠A + m∠B + m∠C + m∠D = 360°
….[Sum of the measures of the angles of a quadrilateral is 360°]
∴ 50° + m∠B + 50° + m∠D = 360°
∴ m∠B + m∠D + 100° = 360°
∴ m∠B + m∠D = 360° – 100°
∴ m∠B + m∠B = 260° …[From (i)]
∴ 2m∠B = 260°
∴ m∠B =
∴ m∠B = 130°
∴ m∠D = m∠B = 130° …[From (i)]
∴ The measures of the remaining angles of the rhombus are 130°, 50° and 130°.