The diagonal of the rectangle forms an angle of 50 ° from one of its sides. Find the angle between the diagonals of this rectangle
May 31, 2020 | Education
| The diagonals of the rectangle are equal and the intersection point is divided in half (by the property of the rectangle).
Consider the triangle ABO (see figure).
AO = BO (as we just found out).
Therefore, the triangle ABO is isosceles.
By the first property of an isosceles triangle:
∠OBA = ∠OAB
By the theorem on the sum of the angles of a triangle:
180 ° = ∠AOB + ∠OBA + ∠OAB
180 ° = ∠AOB + 50 ° + 50 °
∠AOB = 80 °
Answer: 80
