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What is the measure of Zx?Angles are not necessarily drawn to scale.х41°- Zo2=0

What is the measure of Zx?Angles are not necessarily drawn to scale.х41°- Zo2=0-example-1

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Notice that angle of measure x degrees PLUS the angle of measure 41 degrees add up to give a RIGHT angle (90 degrees) as marked with the identifiable little square by the vertex.

Then we can write the equation:

x + 41 = 90

and solve for x by subtracting 41 from both sides

x = 90 - 41 = 49 degrees.

In the case of the second problem, we are seeing two "supplementary angles" whose addition should give 180 degrees (a straight line)

So we write the equation:

x + 133 = 180

and solve for x by subtracting 133 from both sides:

x = 180 - 133 = 47 degrees.

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