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Given the figure below, find the values of x and z.

X=
Z=
(8x - 28)
zo
X
(6x + 8) °
Ś

Given the figure below, find the values of x and z. X= Z= (8x - 28) zo X (6x + 8) ° Ś-example-1
User Dejuknow
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Answer:

x = 19

z = 76

Explanation:

The angle that is indicated with (8x - 28) is equal to the angle indicated with (6x + 8):

8x - 28 = 6x + 8 transfer like terms to the same side of the equation

8x - 6x = 8 + 28 add/subtract terms

2x = 36 divide both sides by 2

x = 19

The angle indicated with (6x + 8) and the angle indicated with z are supplementary angles:

6x + 8 + z = 180 replace x with the value we found

6*19 + 8 + z = 180 calculate

104 + z = 180 subtract 104 from both sides

z = 76

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