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The measures of the angles of a triangle are shown in the figure below. Solve for x.
(7x-8)
59°
73°

NEED HELP ASAP! The measures of the angles of a triangle are shown in the figure below-example-1
User Haemse
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Answer: 8

Step-by-step explanation: Add up the angles that do not include x.

Subtract 180 by 132, which equals 48.

7x-8=48
Remove -8 by adding 8 to 48.
7x=56
Divivde 7x by 7 on both sides
x=8

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