Find the value of x in the figures below. Please show all steps.

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1. External angle:

$9x-5=(1)/(2)(158-64)\\\\\\9x-5=(1)/(2)\cdot94\\\\\\9x-5=47\\\\9x=47+5\\\\9x=52\qquad|:9\\\\\\\boxed{x=5(7)/(9)}$

2. Internal angle:

$5x-6=(1)/(2)(101+37)\\\\\\5x-6=(1)/(2)\cdot138\\\\\\5x-6=69\\\\5x=69+6\\\\5x=75\qquad|:5\\\\\boxed{x=15}$

Etsa answered Jan 25, 2019

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