Final answer:
To solve the equation given the angles m < 1 and m < 2, a relationship between these angles is necessary. Without additional information, an equation to find x cannot be created. With such information, one could combine and solve for x accordingly.
Step-by-step explanation:
To find the value of x when given the equations m < 1 = (5x) and m < 2 = (x-12), you must first be provided with additional information that relates these two angles. For instance, if angles 1 and 2 are complementary, supplementary, or equal, this relationship would allow us to set up an equation to solve for x.
Without knowing how these two angles relate to each other, we cannot create a single equation that will solve for x. In typical geometric problems involving angles, there’s a relationship such as 'the angles sum up to 180 degrees' (for supplementary angles), or 'the angles are equal' (when they are vertical angles or when given the angles are equal in measure). If such a relationship is provided, you would set the equations equal to each other or to the sum that they create, and then solve for x.
For example, if angles 1 and 2 are complementary (they sum up to 90 degrees), the equation would be 5x + (x-12) = 90. You would then combine like terms and solve for x.