Answer:
x = 25.6
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Both angles towards the bottom equal 48 degrees, so the angle on the left (already shown) and across on the right equal 48. Add/multiply both of them
48 * 2 = 96
Now, like triangles, figures with 4 sides add up to a certain number of degree. Four sided figures or quadrilaterals (the ”fancy” math word for it) add up to 360 degrees.
2. Adding up to 360 degrees means that all four angles have to be evenly split, you already know that the corners are 48 degrees, the bottom corners, you don’t know yet, therefore, we subtract 360 by 96 and divide the difference.
360 - 96 = 264
264/2 = 132
3. From the explanation above, you now know that the bottom corners will equal 132 degrees, therefore you will set the equation to be equal to 132 degrees.
5x + 8 = 132
5x = 128
x = 25.6
The answer is x = 25.6, I hope this explained everything, there are some theorems which make remembering these steps a lot easier, and alternative approaches you could have taken, but this is my approach.
