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Find the measure of angle x in the figure below:

35°

48°

69°

78°

Find the measure of angle x in the figure below: 35° 48° 69° 78°-example-1
User Ebonnet
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I think I it is forty eight degree
User Jeiea
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First, it's worth noting that angles on a straight line sum to 180°. We can use this information to find out the value of y:
180-52-59=69
y=69°
Another rule is that the angles in a triangle sum to 180° as well. This means that we can now find out x:
63+y+x=180
63+69+x=180
180-63-69=x
x=48°
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