Look at the parallelogram below.
The labelled angles are acute.
For what values of X is there a solution?
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Look at the parallelogram below.
The labelled angles are acute.
For what values of X is there a solution?
To determine the values of for which the given angle in the parallelogram is acute, we will follow these steps:
Now, let's carry out each step:
Step 1: The problem gives us the expression as the measurement of a labelled angle in the parallelogram. To remain acute, angles must satisfy the inequalities:
Step 2: Solve the inequality: Adding 42 on both sides, we have: Dividing both sides by 5, we find:
Step 3: Since this angle is part of a parallelogram, the opposite angles ( measured angle) and adjacent angles also adhere to specific conditions. For these adjacent angles (also acuteness required), similar inequalities lead to further constraints which in conjunction with results in contradiction when further examined due to the nature of parallelograms.
Thus, there turns out to be no common solution across needed constraints with .
Ultimately, no satisfies these conditions and keeps all angles in a parallelogram acute, confirming no solution exists for such a configuration under stated conditions.
Therefore, the solution to the problem is No solution.
No solution.
If one of two corresponding angles is a right angle, then the other angle will also be a right angle.
Great question! While makes one angle acute, parallelograms have four angles total. Opposite angles are equal, and adjacent angles are supplementary (add to 180°). When you check all these conditions together, they create contradictions.
Look for contradictions in your constraints! If one condition requires x > 10 and another requires x < 5, there's no value that satisfies both. This means no solution exists.
In any parallelogram, adjacent angles are supplementary (they add to 180°). If one angle is acute (less than 90°), its adjacent angle must be obtuse (greater than 90°). You simply cannot have all four angles acute!
Not always! Some geometry problems have no solution due to impossible constraints. When the math leads to contradictions, "No solution" is the correct and complete answer.
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