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In the figure find the value of x

In the figure find the value of x-example-1
User Damzam
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The two angles are equal because it’s an isosceles triangle. So:
180 - 8x = 2x - 60
We put variables on one side and numbers on the other side, with changing positive to negative and the opposite.
180 + 60 = 2x + 8x
240 = 10x
24 = x
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Answer:

I'm not that sure but I really feel like it's 15

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