Question

Answer asap please!!!

two parallel lines are cut by a transversal and form a pair of alternate exterior angles. one angle measures (6x + 5) degrees and the other measures (7x - 4) degrees.
explain how to determine what those angles actually measure.

Answer 1

Since the lines are parallel, the alternate exterior angles are congruent. Therefore you can set the expressions equal to each other and solve for x. Then you can substitute the value of x back into either expression to find the angle measure.

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Answer 2

both angles are = to 59º

Explanation:

remember that alternate exterior angles are equal to each other. if one angle is x than the other angle is also x!

so in this case, (6x+5) = (7x-4) <--- remember both exterior angles are same!

so solve for x now.

6x + 5 = 7x - 4

5 = x -4

9 = x

now put it back into one of the expressions

6(9) + 5 = ?

54 + 5 = 59º