In the figure below, ABCD is a trapezium. APB, DQC, RCS and PQR are straight lines. APB is parallel to DQC and AD is parallel to PQR. ∠BCS = 50^, ∠BCQ = 90^ and ∠QRC = 95^. (a) Find ∠DQP. (b) Find ∠ADQ.

- (a)
Find ∠DQP.
- (b)
Find ∠ADQ.
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12(a)
1. Find the angle ∠BCR and ∠QCR on the straight line RCS.
We are given that is a straight line, , and .
Therefore, the straight line angle is:
2. Find the angle ∠RQC in triangle QRC.
In triangle , the sum of angles in a triangle is :
3. Calculate angle ∠DQP on the straight line DQC.
Since and are straight lines intersecting at , the vertically opposite angle to is .
Alternatively, because is a straight line, .
Since is a straight line, is incorrect because and are vertically opposite angles. Let's re-verify the geometry:
is a straight line, so . Also is a straight line, so .
Thus, by vertically opposite angles (or if they are supplementary on the line? No, is a line and is a line, making and vertically opposite angles, so is incorrect since they are adjacent on the line and if they share a vertex.
Actually, the straight lines are and which intersect at . The four angles around are:
- (which is )
By vertically opposite angles, . However, if we look at the diagram, and are vertically opposite, but let's re-examine the lines: are on a straight line and are on a straight line. Thus, and are vertically opposite angles, hence ? No, (angles on straight line ), and (angles on straight line ). This means is indeed correct.
12(b)
1. Find the angle ∠DQP from the properties established in part (a).
First, we find and to find .
Since is a straight line, and , we have:
(angles on a straight line).
In , (given) and .
(angle sum of triangle).
Since is a straight line, and are vertically opposite angles because and intersect at . Therefore:
.
2. Find ∠ADQ using parallel lines AD and PQR.
We are given that is parallel to .
Since , the co-interior angles (interior angles between parallel lines) must sum to :
Substituting :
45^\circ
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