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10 POINTS!!! A truss bridge is shown with two parallel horizontal beams crossed by vertical and slanted beams.

Find the value of x, the degree of slant for the beam.
Please explain how to do it!

10 POINTS!!! A truss bridge is shown with two parallel horizontal beams crossed by-example-1
User Dosvarog
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Answer:

Explanation:

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Answer:

x=40 °

Explanation:

The two horizontal beams are parallel and the slanted beams make a traversal

Hence we use the basic properties of a transverse line making with two parallel lines.

please refer to the image attached to this answer.

The two angles described in the figure makes the alternate interior angles and this these two are congruent . Hence

x= 40°

10 POINTS!!! A truss bridge is shown with two parallel horizontal beams crossed by-example-1
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