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by crackgmat007 » Fri Oct 23, 2009 3:20 pm
Pls solve.
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by truplayer256 » Fri Oct 23, 2009 4:54 pm
From the picture above, it's safe to assume that 2x+x=90 and x=30 degrees. Now, angle CED has angle C equal to 2x and angle D equal to 2x. So, if we substitute x=30, we get angle C is 60 degrees and angle D is 60 degrees. Hence, angle E is also 60 degrees.
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by sanjana » Sat Oct 24, 2009 8:34 am
truplayer256 wrote:From the picture above, it's safe to assume that 2x+x=90 and x=30 degrees. Now, angle CED has angle C equal to 2x and angle D equal to 2x. So, if we substitute x=30, we get angle C is 60 degrees and angle D is 60 degrees. Hence, angle E is also 60 degrees.
It is safe to assume 2x+x=90 as the diagonals of a rectangle bisect eachother so BE=EA and since EBA=2X
EAB=2X
hence,2x+x=90
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by ssuarezo » Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:39 pm
truplayer256 wrote:From the picture above, it's safe to assume that 2x+x=90 and x=30 degrees. Now, angle CED has angle C equal to 2x and angle D equal to 2x. So, if we substitute x=30, we get angle C is 60 degrees and angle D is 60 degrees. Hence, angle E is also 60 degrees.
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by mehravikas » Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:08 pm
@truplayer256,

Thanks for your explanation.

Can you please explain how angle C and D are equal to 2x?

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by truplayer256 » Sun Oct 25, 2009 6:49 am
@truplayer256,

Thanks for your explanation.

Can you please explain how angle C and D are equal to 2x?

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Sure, if you look at the picture, you can clearly see that angle C is equal to angle B and angle D is equal to angle A. Since angle B equals 2x, angle C also equals 2x and the same goes for angle D.
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by mehravikas » Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:18 am
Thanks again.
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@truplayer256,

Thanks for your explanation.

Can you please explain how angle C and D are equal to 2x?

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Sure, if you look at the picture, you can clearly see that angle C is equal to angle B and angle D is equal to angle A. Since angle B equals 2x, angle C also equals 2x and the same goes for angle D.
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