(a) In the diagram, AB is a tangent to the circle with centre O, and COB is a straight line. If CD//AB and < ABE = 40°, find: < ODE. (b) ABCD is a parallelo...

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(a)

<ABE = <OBC (tangent and radius form a right angle)
<ABE = 40° (given)
Therefore, <OBC = 40°.
Since CD//AB, then <CDE = <ABE = 40° (alternate angles)
<ODE = <OBC + <CDE = 40° + 40° = 80°.

(b)

(i)

  A ----------- B
   \           / 
    \         /  
     \       /   
      \     /    
       \   /     
        \ /      
        D-------C
             (125°)

(ii)

The area of the parallelogram is given by A = base x height. Since AD || BC, then the height of the parallelogram is given by the perpendicular distance between AD and BC, which is 7 cm. To find the length of the base, we use the cosine rule:

|\(\overline{AD}\)|² = |\(\overline{AB}\)|² + |\(\overline{BD}\)|² - 2|\(\overline{AB}\)||\(\overline{BD}\)| cos(ADC)
5² = x² + (x+7)² - 2x(x+7)cos(125°)
25 = 2x² + 14x + 49 + 2x(x+7)(-0.5736)
25 = 2x² + 14x + 49 - 1.1472x² - 10.0317x - 20.7032
0 = 0.8528x² + 4.0317x + 4.7032

Using the quadratic formula: x = (-b ± ?(b² - 4ac))/2a, we have:
x = (-4.0317 ± ?(4.0317² - 4(0.8528)(4.7032)))/(2(0.8528))
x = (-4.0317 ± 4.9988)/1.7056
x = 0.6559 or x = -3.6582

Since x represents a length, we discard the negative solution. Therefore, x = 0.6559 cm.

So, the area of the parallelogram is A = base x height = 0.6559 cm x 7 cm = 4.5913 cm² (to one decimal place).

(c)

x = \(\frac{1}{2}\)(1 - \(\sqrt{2}\))

2x² - 2x = 2\(\left(\frac{1}{2}\)(1 - \(\sqrt{2}\))²\) - 2(1 - \(\sqrt{2}\))
= (1 - 2\(\sqrt{2}\) + 2) - 2 + 2\(\sqrt{2}\)
= 1 + 2\(\sqrt{2}\).

Therefore, 2x² - 2x = 1 + 2\(\sqrt{2}\).