Find the angles of an isosceles trapezoid if one of its angles is 26 ° less than the other.
July 6, 2021 | education
| Let ABCD be an isosceles trapezoid, AB and CD the sides, AD and BC the bases. In an isosceles trapezoid, the angles at the base are equal, then: angle A = angle D, angle B = angle C.
Let angle A = angle D = x – 26, then angle B = angle C = x.
By the theorem on the sum of the angles of a quadrangle:
angle A + angle B + angle C + angle D = 360 degrees;
x – 26 + x + x + x – 26 = 360;
4x = 360 +52;
4x = 412;
x = 412/4;
x = 103.
Angle A = angle D = 103 – 26 = 77 (degrees), angle B = angle C = x = 103 degrees.
Answer: angle A = 77 degrees, angle B = 103 degrees, angle C = 103 degrees, angle D = 77 degrees.
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