□ ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. If ∠A = (2x + 10)° and ∠C = (x + 20)°, find x, ∠A and ∠C.
Q.2 (B)(3) □ ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. If ∠A = (2x + 10)° and ∠C = (x + 20)°, find x, ∠A and ∠C.
Q.2 (B)(3) □ ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. If ∠A = (2x + 10)° and ∠C = (x + 20)°, find x, ∠A and ∠C.
Best answer
Answer: x = 50; ∠A = 110°; ∠C = 70°
Opposite angles of a cyclic quadrilateral are supplementary.
∴ ∠A + ∠C = 180° ⇒ (2x + 10) + (x + 20) = 180 ⇒ 3x + 30 = 180 ⇒ 3x = 150 ⇒ x = 50.
∠A = 2(50) + 10 = 110° and ∠C = 50 + 20 = 70°. Check: 110° + 70° = 180°.
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