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Find the value of "x" and "y". State which angle pair theorem (s) you need.

(4)*
3x
y
(5x – 64)°
X =
4 =
theorem:
4.

Find the value of "x" and "y". State which angle pair theorem-example-1

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First to get X you have to do 3x=5x-64. Which makes X equal to 32. Then to get Y you do 32+y=180 since y + x would be a straight line and a straight line is 180 degrees. That makes y equal to 148. A theorem you use to find x is vertical angles theorem which states that vertical angles are the same so that is why you can put 3x=5x-64 to find x. And then you use that same theorem to know that the angle right next to the 3x or (5x-64) is equal to why so that is why you can do 32+y=180.

I hope this helps :)
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