Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 12 - Cumulative Review - Page 447: 25

Answer

$x=59^{\circ}$

Work Step by Step

Since the angles 4 and 5 are supplementary angles, we know they add up to $180^{\circ}$. Thus: $$\angle 4 + \angle 5 =180^{\circ}\Longrightarrow 2x-3+x+6=180$$ Thus $3x+3=180$ $3x=177$ Now solve for $x$: $x=59^{\circ}$
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