Please solve q 21?

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1 Answer
May 12, 2018

k=1/2

Explanation:

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As consecutive angles of a parallelogram are supplementary,
=> angleP+angleQ=180^@
=> 3x+3y=180^@, => 3(x+y)=180^@, => x+y=60^@
In DeltaPNQ, anglePNQ=180-(x+y)=180-60=120^@
In DeltaPMQ, anglePMQ=180-2(x+y)=180-(2*60)=60^@
given that k*anglePNQ=anglePMQ,
=> k=(anglePMQ)/(anglePNQ)=60/120=1/2