In a parallelogram ABCD if angle D is 125 degrees, what are the other angles?

In a parallelogram, opposite angles are equal, and the sum of the angles in any quadrilateral is 360 degrees.

If angle D is 125 degrees, then angle B, which is opposite to angle D, is also 125 degrees.

To find angles A and C, we can use the property that consecutive angles in a parallelogram are supplementary (they add up to 180 degrees).

Therefore, angle A + angle D = 180 degrees.

Substituting the measure of angle D:

angle A + 125 degrees = 180 degrees

angle A = 180 degrees – 125 degrees = 55 degrees.

Since angle C is opposite angle A, angle C is also 55 degrees.

So, the angles in parallelogram ABCD are:

  • Angle A = 55 degrees
  • Angle B = 125 degrees
  • Angle C = 55 degrees
  • Angle D = 125 degrees

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