In Fig. 14.35, ABCD is a parallelogram in which ∠DAB =75° and ∠DBC = 60°. Compute ∠CDB and ∠ADB.
Given,
In a parallelogram ABCD,
∠DAB = 75∘
∠DBC = 60∘
∠A + ∠B = 180∘ (supplementary angles)
∠B = 180∘ – 75∘ = 105∘
∠DBA +∠DBC = 105∘
∠DBA = 105∘ – 60∘ = 45∘
In a triangle ABD
∠DAB + ∠DBA + ∠ADB = 180∘
75∘ + 45∘ + ∠ADB = 180∘
∠ADB = 180∘ -120∘ = 60∘
∠A = ∠C = 75∘ (opposite angles of parallelogram)
∠C + ∠D = 180∘ (supplementary angles of parallelogram)
∠D = 180∘ – 75∘ = 105∘
∠ADB + ∠CDB = 105∘
∠CDB = 105∘ - ∠ADB
∠CDB = 105∘ – 60∘ = 45∘