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RSTU is an isosceles trapezoid with bases RS and TU.

Find x and m/S if m/R=4x +11 and m/T=2x-5.

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\angle R and
\angle S are supplementary by the same-side interior angles theorem, and
\angle S \cong \angle T because of the properties of an isosceles trapezoid, meaning that
\angle R and
\angle T are supplementary.


4x+11+2x-5=180\\\\6x+6=180\\\\6x=174\\\\x=\boxed{29}\\\\\implies m\angle S=m\angle T=2(29)-5=\boxed{53^(\circ)}

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