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Given the figure below, find the values of x and z.

Given the figure below, find the values of x and z.-example-1

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Answer:

z = 96; x = 8.

Explanation:

z = 96. This is because the angle measuring z degrees is a vertical angle of the angle measuring 96 degrees, which means that the two angles are congruent.

The angle measuring 5x + 44 degrees forms a straight angle with the 96 degree angle. That means that the measurements of the two angles will add to be 180 degrees.

5x + 44 + 96 = 180

5x + 140 = 180

5x = 40

x = 8

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