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In trapezium ABCD, the arrow marks show AB ∥ DC. ∠A = 62° and ∠B = 75°. Find ∠D.

Class 8Understanding QuadrilateralsQuadrilaterals
  • A62°
  • B105°
  • C118°
  • D128°

Step-by-Step Solution

AD is a transversal of the parallel sides AB and DC, so ∠A and ∠ are co-interior angles: .
Answer: C) 118°

Key idea: Sum of interior angles

**Sum of interior angles of any quadrilateral = 360°.**

Why? Draw one diagonal — it splits the quadrilateral into two triangles. Each triangle has angles summing to 180°. Two triangles → 360°.

More generally: for an n-sided polygon, sum of interior angles = (n − 2) × 180°. For a quadrilateral, n = 4: (4 − 2) × 180° = 360°.

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