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WAZ e Congruence K 2 of 1 I Right Triangles What is the value of x?

WAZ e Congruence K 2 of 1 I Right Triangles What is the value of x?-example-1
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We have to use the interior angles theorem, which states that the interior angles in a triangle must sum 180°.


\begin{gathered} 8x+x+90=180 \\ \end{gathered}

Then, we solve for x


\begin{gathered} 9x+90=180 \\ 9x=180-90 \\ 9x=90 \\ x=(90)/(9) \\ x=10 \end{gathered}

Hence, x is equal to 10°.

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