In the figure below, ABCG is a parallelogram and CDEF is a trapezium. EF = ED and BCD is a straight line. ∠AGC=113∘\angle AGC = 113^\circ, ∠GFC=115∘\angle GFC = 115^\circ, ∠EFD=56∘\angle EFD = 56^\circ and ∠CDF=48∘\angle CDF = 48^\circ.

  1. (a)

    Find ∠FCD\angle FCD.

  2. (b)

    Find ∠CGF\angle CGF.

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9(a)

1. Find $\angle EDF$ using the isosceles triangle $\triangle EFD$.

Since EF=EDEF = ED, △EFD\triangle EFD is an isosceles triangle.
Therefore, ∠EDF=∠EFD=56∘\angle EDF = \angle EFD = 56^\circ.

2. Identify the parallel sides of the trapezium CDEF.

In trapezium CDEFCDEF, either CD∥FECD \parallel FE or CF∥DECF \parallel DE.
If CD∥FECD \parallel FE, then alternate angles ∠CDF\angle CDF and ∠EFD\angle EFD would be equal. However, ∠CDF=48∘\angle CDF = 48^\circ and ∠EFD=56∘\angle EFD = 56^\circ, so CDCD is not parallel to FEFE.
Thus, CF∥DECF \parallel DE.

3. Find $\angle CFD$ using alternate angles.

Since CF∥DECF \parallel DE, alternate angles are equal:
∠CFD=∠EDF=56∘\angle CFD = \angle EDF = 56^\circ.

4. Calculate $\angle FCD$ using the sum of angles in $\triangle FCD$.

In △FCD\triangle FCD, the sum of angles is 180∘180^\circ.
∠FCD=180∘−∠CFD−∠CDF\angle FCD = 180^\circ - \angle CFD - \angle CDF
∠FCD=180∘−56∘−48∘=76∘\angle FCD = 180^\circ - 56^\circ - 48^\circ = 76^\circ.

Answer

76∘76^\circ

9(b)

1. Find $\angle GCD$ using the properties of the parallelogram

Since ABCGABCG is a parallelogram, AG∥BCAG \parallel BC. Because BCDBCD is a straight line, AG∥CDAG \parallel CD.
Therefore, alternate angles are equal:
∠GCD=∠AGC=113∘\angle GCD = \angle AGC = 113^\circ

2. Find $\angle GCF$ using the result from part (a)

From part (a), we know ∠FCD=76∘\angle FCD = 76^\circ.
∠GCF=∠GCD−∠FCD\angle GCF = \angle GCD - \angle FCD
∠GCF=113∘−76∘=37∘\angle GCF = 113^\circ - 76^\circ = 37^\circ

3. Calculate $\angle CGF$ using the angle sum of $\triangle CGF$

In △CGF\triangle CGF, the sum of angles is 180∘180^\circ.
∠CGF=180∘−∠GFC−∠GCF\angle CGF = 180^\circ - \angle GFC - \angle GCF
∠CGF=180∘−115∘−37∘=28∘\angle CGF = 180^\circ - 115^\circ - 37^\circ = 28^\circ

Answer

28∘28^\circ

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