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Find x and z the graph is right below

Find x and z the graph is right below-example-1
User Jlevy
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Answer:

x = 16

z = 90°

Explanation:

The angle with the measure (10x - 70) and the angle with measure (5x+10) are supplementary angles and their sum is equal to 180 so it's safe to write the following equation:

10x - 70 + 5x + 10 = 180 add like terms

15x - 60 = 180 add 60 to both sides

15x = 240 divide both sides by 15

x = 16

The angle represented with z and the angle with measure (10x - 70) are also supplementary because they are on a straight line so we can write the following equation to find the value of z:

z + (10*16-70) = 180 calculate inside the parenthesis

z + 90 = 180 subtract 90 from both sides

z = 90°

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