In the parallellogram ABCD, the sum of angle bisectors of two adjacent angles is _______.
Answer:
90°
- Following figure shows the parallelogram ABCD,
Let's assume, AO and DO are the angle bisectors of the adjacent angles ∠A and ∠D respectively.
Therefore, ∠DAO = ∠A/2,
∠ADO = ∠D/2. - We know that the adjacent angles in a parallelogram are supplementary as they are formed by a straight line (e.g. AD) intersecting two paralle lines (e.g. AB and CD).
Therefore sum of the adjacent angles equals to 180°.
∠A + ∠D = 180° -----(1) - Now, the sum of angle bisectors of the adjacent angles ∠A and ∠D = ∠DAO + ∠ADO
= ∠A/2 + ∠D/2
= (∠A + ∠D)/2
= 180/2
= 90° - Hence, the sum of angle bisectors of two adjacent angles is 90°.