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Find the value of x in each case:

Find the value of x in each case:-example-1
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Answer:

x = 36

Explanation:

The interior angle at E is (180-2x). The interior angle at F is (180-4x). The sum of the interior angles of the triangle is 180, so we have ...

(180 -2x) +x +(180 -4x) = 180

180 = 5x . . . . . . add 5x-180 to both sides

36 = x . . . . . . . divide by 5

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Additional comment

This value of x makes the exterior angles at E and F be 72° and 144°, respectively. The internal angles at E, F, G are then 108°, 36°, 36°, making the triangle isosceles with EF = EG.

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