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MNPQ is a rectangle. Find the value of x.
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MNPQ is a rectangle. Find the value of x. *-example-1
User Yuez
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Answer: x = 14 degrees

Step-by-step explanation:

All angles in a rectangle are right angles. That means we can make an equation of 3x + 2x + 20 + 90 = 180

( 180 because half of a rectangle)

To solve:

Combine like terms -

5x + 110 = 180

Subtract -

5x = 70

Divide -

x = 14 degrees

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