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In the given figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. Then which of the following is true about x and y?

Parallelogram ABCD with sides extended; the angle outside C between the extended sides is 70 degrees, x is the angle at A and y the angle at D

  • A.x = 110°, y = 70°
  • B.x = 70°, y = 110°
  • C.x = 70°, y = 70°
  • D.x = 70°, y = 120°

Answer: B

The answer is x = 70°, y = 110°.

The 70° angle at C lies between the extensions of sides BC and DC beyond C, so it is vertically opposite the interior angle BCD. Hence angle C = 70°.

In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal, so the interior angle at A is also 70°, which is x. Adjacent angles are supplementary, so the interior angle at D is 180° - 70° = 110°, which is y.

Option A swaps the two values, option C makes adjacent angles equal, and option D gives a pair that does not add up to 180°.

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