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ABCD is a parallelogram. AM bisects A. AB = AM. C = 120^. Calculate the sizes of all interior angles.

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3. ABCD is a parallelogram. AM bisects A^\hat{A}. AB=AMAB = AM. C^=120∘\hat{C} = 120^\circ. Calculate the sizes of all interior angles.

  1. Use the properties of a parallelogram to find the angles.

    In a parallelogram, opposite angles are equal, and consecutive angles are supplementary (add up to 180∘180^\circ).
    Given C^=120∘\hat{C} = 120^\circ.

    Since opposite angles are equal:

    A^=C^\hat{A} = \hat{C} A^=120∘\hat{A} = 120^\circ

    Since consecutive angles are supplementary:

    B^+C^=180∘\hat{B} + \hat{C} = 180^\circ B^+120∘=180∘\hat{B} + 120^\circ = 180^\circ B^=180∘−120∘\hat{B} = 180^\circ - 120^\circ B^=60∘\hat{B} = 60^\circ

    Since opposite angles are equal:

    D^=B^\hat{D} = \hat{B} D^=60∘\hat{D} = 60^\circ
  2. Verify consistency with the additional information.

    The problem states that AM bisects A^\hat{A} and AB=AMAB = AM.
    If A^=120∘\hat{A} = 120^\circ and AM bisects it, then:

    ∠BAM=12A^=12×120∘=60∘\angle BAM = \frac{1}{2} \hat{A} = \frac{1}{2} \times 120^\circ = 60^\circ

    In △ABM\triangle ABM, we are given AB=AMAB = AM. This means △ABM\triangle ABM is an isosceles triangle. The angles opposite the equal sides are equal:

    ∠ABM=∠AMB\angle ABM = \angle AMB

    We know ∠ABM\angle ABM is the same as B^\hat{B} of the parallelogram, which is 60∘60^\circ.
    So, ∠AMB=60∘\angle AMB = 60^\circ.
    Now, check the sum of angles in △ABM\triangle ABM:

    ∠BAM+∠ABM+∠AMB=60∘+60∘+60∘=180∘\angle BAM + \angle ABM + \angle AMB = 60^\circ + 60^\circ + 60^\circ = 180^\circ

    This is consistent, as the sum of angles in a triangle must be 180∘180^\circ. This also means △ABM\triangle ABM is an equilateral triangle. The given information is consistent with the calculated angles of the parallelogram.

    The interior angles of the parallelogram are:

    A^=120∘\hat{A} = \boxed{120^\circ} B^=60∘\hat{B} = \boxed{60^\circ} C^=120∘\hat{C} = \boxed{120^\circ} D^=60∘\hat{D} = \boxed{60^\circ}
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