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A side of the triangle below has been extended to form an exterior angle of 76°. Find the value of x.

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To solve this problem, we can use the fact that the exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of the two opposite interior angles. Let's call the unknown interior angle opposite to the given exterior angle "a". Then, we have:

a + 76° + 90° = 180°

Simplifying and solving for "a", we get:

a = 14°

Now, we can use the fact that the angles in a triangle add up to 180° to find the value of "x". We have:

x + 90° + a = 180°

Substituting the value of "a" that we found earlier, we get:

x + 90° + 14° = 180°

Simplifying and solving for "x", we get:

x = 76°

Therefore, the value of x is 76°.
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