The bisectors of any two adjacent angles of a parallelogram intersect at an angle equal to __________.
Question
The bisectors of any two adjacent angles of a parallelogram intersect at an angle equal to __________.
Solution
The bisectors of any two adjacent angles of a parallelogram intersect at an angle equal to half the sum of the two angles.
Here's the step by step explanation:
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Let's consider a parallelogram ABCD. Let ∠DAB = a and ∠ABC = b.
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The bisectors of these two angles will divide them into two equal parts. So, the bisector of ∠DAB will create two angles of a/2 and the bisector of ∠ABC will create two angles of b/2.
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These bisectors will intersect at a point, say O.
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Now, ∠AOB will be equal to a/2 + b/2 = (a+b)/2.
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But, in a parallelogram, the sum of two adjacent angles is 180°. So, a + b = 180°.
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Therefore, ∠AOB = (a+b)/2 = 180°/2 = 90°.
So, the bisectors of any two adjacent angles of a parallelogram intersect at an angle equal to 90°.
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