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If one angle of a parallelogram is 24∘24^{\circ} less than twice its adjacent angle, then the largest angle of the parallelogram is

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

Let one angle of the parallelogram be xx.

Since one angle is 24°24° less than twice its adjacent angle, the adjacent angle is 2x−24°2x - 24°.


In a parallelogram, adjacent angles are supplementary:

x+(2x−24°)=180°x + (2x - 24°) = 180°


3x−24°=180°3x - 24° = 180°

3x=204°3x = 204°

x=68°x = 68°


The two angles are:

First angle =68°= 68°

Second angle =2(68°)−24°= 2(68°) - 24°

=136°−24°= 136° - 24°

=112°= 112°


In a parallelogram, opposite angles are equal:

Two angles of 68°68°

Two angles of 112°112°

Therefore, the largest angle is 112°112°.

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