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Question
- angles a and b are adjacent angles and are supplementary. the measure of ∠a is (3x + 10)°, and the measure of ∠b is (12x + 35)°.
a. write an equation that can be used to determine the value of x.
b. what is the value of x?
c. what is the measure of ∠a?
- describe ∠coa in relation to ∠dob.
- attend to precision ∠a is complementary to ∠b. the measure of ∠a is (8x + 12)°. the measure of ∠b is half the measure of ∠a. write an equation that can be used to determine the value of x. then solve for x.
for problems 6–7, use figure 4.
figure 4
- describe the relationship between ∠boc and ∠cod. what is the sum of their angle measures?
- describe the relationship between ∠aob and ∠cod. are their measures equal?
Problem 3
Part A
Step1: Recall supplementary angles
Supplementary angles sum to \(180^\circ\). So, \(\angle A + \angle B = 180^\circ\).
Step2: Substitute angle measures
Substitute \(\angle A=(3x + 10)^\circ\) and \(\angle B=(12x + 35)^\circ\) into the equation: \((3x + 10)+(12x + 35)=180\).
Step1: Simplify the equation
Combine like terms: \(3x+12x + 10 + 35=180\) → \(15x+45 = 180\).
Step2: Solve for \(x\)
Subtract 45 from both sides: \(15x=180 - 45=135\). Divide by 15: \(x=\frac{135}{15}=9\).
Step1: Substitute \(x = 9\) into \(\angle A\)'s formula
\(\angle A=(3x + 10)^\circ\). Substitute \(x = 9\): \(3(9)+10=27 + 10=37\).
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\((3x + 10)+(12x + 35)=180\)