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If m/6=x and m/8=x-20, find x.

If m/6=x and m/8=x-20, find x.-example-1

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Using the fact that this is a right triangle and that the sum of the interior angles must be 180°, we will see that x = 55.

How to find the value of x?

We know that this is a right triangle, and we also know that the sum of the interior angles of any triangle is 180°, then we can write the following equation.

∠6 + ∠8 + 90° = 180°

Replacing the angles that we know we get

x + (x - 20) = 180 - 90

2x - 20 = 90

2x = 90 + 20

2x = 110

x = 110/2 = 55

That is the value of x.

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