What is measure angle 1 in this parallelogram?
A parallelogram is shown with labeled angles. The top right angle is labeled left-parenthesis 3 m plus 20 right-parenthesis degree-sign. The angle opposite is labeled 1. The bottom right angle is labeled 5 m degree-sign, and the angle opposite is unlabeled.
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To find the measure of angle 1 in the parallelogram, we need to use the property that opposite angles in a parallelogram are congruent.
Given that the top right angle is labeled (3m + 20) degrees, we can determine that the measure of angle 1 is also (3m + 20) degrees.
Therefore, the measure of angle 1 is 3m + 20 degrees.
To find the measure of angle 1 in the parallelogram, we need to look at the properties of parallelograms.
The opposite angles in a parallelogram are congruent, meaning they have the same measure.
In this case, the angle opposite angle 1 is labeled as (3m + 20) degrees.
Since these two angles are opposite, we can set them equal to each other:
(3m + 20) = angle 1
Now we need to solve for m.
Unfortunately, we don't have enough information to find the exact value of m in this question.
So, we can't determine the exact measure of angle 1.
The answer is therefore not provided among the options given.
so what is the answer
I apologize for the confusion. Since we don't have enough information to find the exact measure of angle 1, we cannot determine the specific answer. Therefore, the answer is not provided among the options given.
To find the measure of angle 1 in this parallelogram, we can start by using the fact that opposite angles in a parallelogram are congruent.
We are given that the measure of the top right angle is 3m + 20 degrees. Since the top and bottom angles are congruent, we can say that the bottom right angle also measures 3m + 20 degrees.
Next, we are given that the bottom right angle measures 5m degrees. So we can set up an equation:
3m + 20 = 5m
Now we can solve for m:
3m - 5m = -20
-2m = -20
m = 10
Now that we have found the value of m, we can substitute it back into the equation to find the measure of angle 1:
1 = 3m + 20
1 = 3(10) + 20
1 = 30 + 20
1 = 50
Therefore, the measure of angle 1 in this parallelogram is 50 degrees.