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# In the figure, lines l and k are parallel. Which one of the following

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In the figure, lines $$l$$ and $$k$$ are parallel. Which one of the following must be true?

(A) $$a < b$$

(B) $$a ≤ b$$

(C) $$a = b$$

(D) $$a ≥ b$$

(E) $$a > b$$

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18 Mar 2019, 01:19
Bunuel wrote:

In the figure, lines $$l$$ and $$k$$ are parallel. Which one of the following must be true?

(A) $$a < b$$

(B) $$a ≤ b$$

(C) $$a = b$$

(D) $$a ≥ b$$

(E) $$a > b$$

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solving for the given angles
we get b = 75
and a = 150
IMO E a>b
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18 May 2019, 07:31
From the diagram. A=2B+30, Hence A will always be greater than B. Hence Option E
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18 May 2019, 16:26
How to solve the given angles?

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18 May 2019, 17:12
RupamPaul13 wrote:
From the diagram. A=2B+30, Hence A will always be greater than B. Hence Option E

Step 1. Draw a line through O parallel to the two given lines.

Now for all the given three parallel lines, interior alternate angles are equal. This gives us the equation:

a=2b+30, so a>b.

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25 May 2019, 05:27
Hi, can anyone offer an explanation how did we get a= 2b+30, like why "a" is equal to the sum of the other 2 angles
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Hi, can anyone offer an explanation how did we get a= 2b+30, like why "a" is equal to the sum of the other 2 angles

Interior alternate angles concept.

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