ISEE Upper Level Math : How to find an angle in a rhombus

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : How To Find An Angle In A Rhombus

Consider the rhombus below. Solve for \displaystyle x.

Problem_10

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle x=35

\displaystyle x=65

\displaystyle x=145

\displaystyle x=325

Correct answer:

\displaystyle x=145

Explanation:

The total sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is \displaystyle 360 degrees. In this problem, we are only considering half of the interior angles:


\displaystyle \frac{360}{2}=180

\displaystyle 35+x=180

\displaystyle x=145

Example Question #291 : Isee Upper Level (Grades 9 12) Mathematics Achievement

Rhombus

Note: Figure NOT drawn to scale.

The above depicts a rhombus and one of its diagonals. What is \displaystyle x?

Possible Answers:

\displaystyle x = 32

\displaystyle x = 42

\displaystyle x = 48

\displaystyle x = 29

\displaystyle x = 58

Correct answer:

\displaystyle x = 29

Explanation:

The diagonals of a rhombus bisect the angles.

The angle bisected must be supplementary to the \displaystyle 122^{\circ } angle since they are consecutive angles of a parallelogram; therefore, that angle has measure \displaystyle \left (180 - 122 \right ) ^{\circ } = 58^{\circ }, and \displaystyle x is half that, or \displaystyle 29^{\circ }.

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