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Determine the value of angle V in the picture below. Please help

Determine the value of angle V in the picture below. Please help-example-1
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Answer:

40 degrees

Explanation:

Mathematically, the sum of two opposite interior angles of a triangle equals the exterior angle

Thus, we have it that;

60 + (7x + 5) = 20x

60 + 5 = 20x-7x

13x = 65

x = 65/13

x = 5

But angle V = 7x + 5

V = 7(5) + 5

V = 35 + 5

V = 40

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