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The measures of a triangle are shown in the figure below solve for X

The measures of a triangle are shown in the figure below solve for X-example-1
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Recall that the interior angles of a triangle add up to 180 degrees, therefore we can set the following equation:


6x-16+6x+19+57=180.

Adding like terms we get:


12x+60=180.

Subtracting 60 from the above equation we get:


12x=120.

Finally, dividing by 12 we get:


x=10.

Answer: x=10.

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