ABCD is a parallelogram - Edexcel - GCSE Maths - Question 3 - 2017 - Paper 1
Question 3
ABCD is a parallelogram.
EDC is a straight line.
F is the point on AD so that BFE is a straight line.
Angle EFD = 35°
Angle DCB = 75°
Show that angle ABF = 70°
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Worked Solution & Example Answer:ABCD is a parallelogram - Edexcel - GCSE Maths - Question 3 - 2017 - Paper 1
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Show that angle ABF = 70°
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Answer
Since ABCD is a parallelogram, the opposite angles are equal. Therefore, angle DAB (which is equivalent to angle ABC) is equal to angle DCB, which is 75°.
Angle EFD is given as 35°. Therefore, to find angle ABF, we can use the fact that angles on a straight line sum to 180°:
180°−35°=145°
Now we know that angle DAB = 75°, and using the straight line relationship: