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Two parallel lines cut by a transversal. What is the value of x?

Two parallel lines cut by a transversal. What is the value of x?-example-1
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the value of x is 37
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Answer: x = 37

Explanation: If two parallel lines are cut by a transversal,

then alternate interior angles are congruent.

So we can say that 3x + 4 = 115.

Subtracting 4 from both sides, we have 3x = 111.

Dividing both sides by 3, we find that x = 37.

So the value of x is 37.

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