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A side of the triangle below has been extended to form an exterior angle of 134º. Findthe value of x.

A side of the triangle below has been extended to form an exterior angle of 134º. Findthe-example-1
User Julio Nobre
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x = 119°

Step-by-step explanation:

We would be using an illustration to make it easy to understand:

The sum of the exterior angle and the interior angle on the line is equal to 180 degrees

The exterior angle and the interior angle are represented by the two green colours

exterior angle = 134°

134° + interior angle = 180° (sum of angles on a line)

interior angle = 180 - 134

interior angle = 46°

We can find the value of x now:

15° + x° + interior angle = 180° (sum of angles in a triangle)

15 + x + 46 = 180

collect like terms;

x + 61 = 180

x = 180 - 61

x = 119°

A side of the triangle below has been extended to form an exterior angle of 134º. Findthe-example-1
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