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User Mark Meeus
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RU is a diameter, so the two equations make half a circle which is 180 degrees.

24x+5 + 10x+5 = 180

Combine like terms:

34x + 10 = 180

Subtract 10 from both sides:

34x = 170

Divide both sides by 34

X= 5

RS= UV

RS = 10x +5

Replace x with 5

RS = 10(5) + 5 = 55

Answers:

X = 5

RS = 55

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